diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
index 8b44f4427f6..b5b692da080 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static FolderNode *createSourceGroupNode(const QString &sourceGroupName,
             FolderNode *existingNode = currentNode->findChildFolderNode(
                 [&p](const FolderNode *fn) { return fn->displayName() == p; });
             if (!existingNode) {
-                auto node = createCMakeVFolder(sourceDirectory, Node::DefaultFolderPriority + 5, p);
+                auto node = createCMakeVFolder(sourceDirectory, Node::DefaultFolderPriority + 5, p, true);
                 node->setListInProject(false);
                 node->setIcon([] { return Icon::fromTheme("edit-copy"); });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
index 7b9efb07b94..d8dcbde1322 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
 std::unique_ptr<FolderNode> createCMakeVFolder(const Utils::FilePath &basePath,
                                                int priority,
-                                               const QString &displayName)
+                                               const QString &displayName,
+                                               bool sourcesOrHeaders)
 {
     auto newFolder = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(basePath);
     newFolder->setPriority(priority);
     newFolder->setDisplayName(displayName);
-    newFolder->setIsSourcesOrHeaders(displayName == "Source Files"
-                                  || displayName == "Header Files");
+    newFolder->setIsSourcesOrHeaders(sourcesOrHeaders);
     return newFolder;
 }
 
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ void addCMakeVFolder(FolderNode *base,
                      const Utils::FilePath &basePath,
                      int priority,
                      const QString &displayName,
-                     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FileNode>> &&files)
+                     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FileNode>> &&files,
+                     bool sourcesOrHeaders)
 {
     if (files.size() == 0)
         return;
     FolderNode *folder = base;
     if (!displayName.isEmpty()) {
-        auto newFolder = createCMakeVFolder(basePath, priority, displayName);
+        auto newFolder = createCMakeVFolder(basePath, priority, displayName, sourcesOrHeaders);
         folder = newFolder.get();
         base->addNode(std::move(newFolder));
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
index 34a8723759f..aa655492d4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
 std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::FolderNode> createCMakeVFolder(const Utils::FilePath &basePath,
                                                                 int priority,
-                                                                const QString &displayName);
+                                                                const QString &displayName,
+                                                                bool sourcesOrHeaders);
 
 void addCMakeVFolder(ProjectExplorer::FolderNode *base,
                      const Utils::FilePath &basePath,
                      int priority,
                      const QString &displayName,
-                     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::FileNode>> &&files);
+                     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::FileNode>> &&files,
+                     bool sourcesOrHeaders = false);
 
 std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ProjectExplorer::FileNode>> &&removeKnownNodes(
     const QSet<Utils::FilePath> &knownFiles,