diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
index 36324d3c3b7..68bd4682c06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
@@ -134,10 +134,12 @@ QList<ExampleItem> ExamplesListModel::parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader* reader, co
         }
             break;
         case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
-            if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("example"))
-                examples.append(item);
-            else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("examples"))
+            if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("example")) {
+                if (!item.projectPath.isEmpty() && QFileInfo(item.projectPath).exists())
+                    examples.append(item);
+            } else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("examples")) {
                 return examples;
+            }
             break;
         default: // nothing
             break;