diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
index e46436180e1..b5958cce966 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const char QTCORE_VERSION[] = ".Qt.core.version";
 const char QTCORE_NAMESPACE[] = ".Qt.core.namespace";
 const char QTCORE_LIBINFIX[] = ".Qt.core.libInfix";
 const char QTCORE_MKSPEC[] = ".Qt.core.mkspecPath";
+const char QTCORE_FRAMEWORKBUILD[] = ".Qt.core.frameworkBuild";
 
 
 // Toolchain related settings:
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ void QbsManager::addProfileFromKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k)
         data.insert(QLatin1String(QTCORE_NAMESPACE), qt->qtNamespace());
         data.insert(QLatin1String(QTCORE_LIBINFIX), qt->qtLibInfix());
         data.insert(QLatin1String(QTCORE_VERSION), qt->qtVersionString());
+        data.insert(QLatin1String(QTCORE_FRAMEWORKBUILD), qt->isFrameworkBuild());
     }
 
     if (ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(k))
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
index 579507fea7b..4fc4204c24d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ BaseQtVersion::BaseQtVersion(const FileName &qmakeCommand, bool isAutodetected,
       m_mkspecReadUpToDate(false),
       m_defaultConfigIsDebug(true),
       m_defaultConfigIsDebugAndRelease(true),
+      m_frameworkBuild(false),
       m_versionInfoUpToDate(false),
       m_installed(true),
       m_hasExamples(false),
@@ -373,6 +374,11 @@ QString QtSupport::BaseQtVersion::qtLibInfix() const
     return m_mkspecValues.value(QLatin1String(MKSPEC_VALUE_LIBINFIX));
 }
 
+bool BaseQtVersion::isFrameworkBuild() const
+{
+    return m_frameworkBuild;
+}
+
 void BaseQtVersion::setId(int id)
 {
     m_id = id;
@@ -818,6 +824,7 @@ void BaseQtVersion::parseMkSpec(ProFileEvaluator *evaluator) const
 {
     QStringList configValues = evaluator->values(QLatin1String("CONFIG"));
     m_defaultConfigIsDebugAndRelease = false;
+    m_frameworkBuild = false;
     foreach (const QString &value, configValues) {
         if (value == QLatin1String("debug"))
             m_defaultConfigIsDebug = true;
@@ -825,6 +832,8 @@ void BaseQtVersion::parseMkSpec(ProFileEvaluator *evaluator) const
             m_defaultConfigIsDebug = false;
         else if (value == QLatin1String("build_all"))
             m_defaultConfigIsDebugAndRelease = true;
+        else if (value == QLatin1String("qt_framework"))
+            m_frameworkBuild = true;
     }
     const QString designerBins = QLatin1String("QT.designer.bins");
     const QString qmlBins = QLatin1String("QT.qml.bins");
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
index 1a9c483e3a1..5c5c0b0cd72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ public:
 
     QString qtNamespace() const;
     QString qtLibInfix() const;
+    bool isFrameworkBuild() const;
 
 protected:
     BaseQtVersion();
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ private:
     mutable bool m_mkspecReadUpToDate;
     mutable bool m_defaultConfigIsDebug;
     mutable bool m_defaultConfigIsDebugAndRelease;
+    mutable bool m_frameworkBuild;
     mutable bool m_versionInfoUpToDate;
     mutable bool m_installed;
     mutable bool m_hasExamples;