diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.cpp
index c32bf2850f2..dace60b8c8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ public:
     bool m_enabled = true;
 };
 
+class BaseStringListAspectPrivate
+{
+public:
+    QStringList m_value;
+};
+
 } // Internal
 
 /*!
@@ -785,4 +791,41 @@ TriState TriState::fromVariant(const QVariant &variant)
     return TriState(Value(v));
 }
 
+
+/*!
+    \class ProjectExplorer::BaseStringListAspect
+*/
+
+BaseStringListAspect::BaseStringListAspect()
+    : d(new Internal::BaseStringListAspectPrivate)
+{}
+
+BaseStringListAspect::~BaseStringListAspect() = default;
+
+void BaseStringListAspect::addToLayout(LayoutBuilder &builder)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(builder)
+    // TODO - when needed.
+}
+
+void BaseStringListAspect::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
+{
+    d->m_value = map.value(settingsKey()).toStringList();
+}
+
+void BaseStringListAspect::toMap(QVariantMap &data) const
+{
+    data.insert(settingsKey(), d->m_value);
+}
+
+QStringList BaseStringListAspect::value() const
+{
+    return d->m_value;
+}
+
+void BaseStringListAspect::setValue(const QStringList &value)
+{
+    d->m_value = value;
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.h
index 857169b5346..d0246ade64c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationaspects.h
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
 namespace Internal {
 class BaseBoolAspectPrivate;
-class BaseStringAspectPrivate;
 class BaseIntegerAspectPrivate;
 class BaseSelectionAspectPrivate;
+class BaseStringAspectPrivate;
+class BaseStringListAspectPrivate;
 } // Internal
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BaseBoolAspect : public ProjectConfigurationAspect
@@ -231,4 +232,24 @@ public:
     void setSetting(TriState setting);
 };
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BaseStringListAspect : public ProjectConfigurationAspect
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    BaseStringListAspect();
+    ~BaseStringListAspect() override;
+
+    void addToLayout(LayoutBuilder &builder) override;
+
+    QStringList value() const;
+    void setValue(const QStringList &val);
+
+    void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) override;
+    void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const override;
+
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<Internal::BaseStringListAspectPrivate> d;
+};
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer