diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index 955b8829abf..bd5f650a5e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace QmlProjectManager {
 QmlProject::QmlProject(Internal::Manager *manager, const QString &fileName)
     : m_manager(manager),
       m_fileName(fileName),
+      m_defaultImport(UnknownImport),
       m_modelManager(QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface::instance())
 {
     setProjectContext(Core::Context(QmlProjectManager::Constants::PROJECTCONTEXT));
@@ -111,6 +112,18 @@ QDir QmlProject::projectDir() const
 QString QmlProject::filesFileName() const
 { return m_fileName; }
 
+static QmlProject::QmlImport detectImport(const QString &qml) {
+    static QRegExp qtQuick1RegExp(QLatin1String("import\\s+QtQuick\\s+1"));
+    static QRegExp qtQuick2RegExp(QLatin1String("import\\s+QtQuick\\s+2"));
+
+    if (qml.contains(qtQuick1RegExp))
+        return QmlProject::QtQuick1Import;
+    else if (qml.contains(qtQuick2RegExp))
+        return QmlProject::QtQuick2Import;
+    else
+        return QmlProject::UnknownImport;
+}
+
 void QmlProject::parseProject(RefreshOptions options)
 {
     Core::MessageManager *messageManager = Core::ICore::messageManager();
@@ -142,11 +155,14 @@ void QmlProject::parseProject(RefreshOptions options)
             QString mainFilePath = m_projectItem.data()->mainFile();
             if (!mainFilePath.isEmpty()) {
                 mainFilePath = projectDir().absoluteFilePath(mainFilePath);
-                if (!QFileInfo(mainFilePath).isReadable()) {
+                Utils::FileReader reader;
+                QString errorMessage;
+                if (!reader.fetch(mainFilePath, &errorMessage)) {
                     messageManager->printToOutputPane(
                                 tr("Warning while loading project file %1.").arg(m_fileName));
-                    messageManager->printToOutputPane(
-                                tr("File '%1' does not exist or is not readable.").arg(mainFilePath), true);
+                    messageManager->printToOutputPane(errorMessage, true);
+                } else {
+                    m_defaultImport = detectImport(QString::fromUtf8(reader.data()));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -255,6 +271,11 @@ void QmlProject::refreshProjectFile()
     refresh(QmlProject::ProjectFile | Files);
 }
 
+QmlProject::QmlImport QmlProject::defaultImport() const
+{
+    return m_defaultImport;
+}
+
 void QmlProject::refreshFiles(const QSet<QString> &/*added*/, const QSet<QString> &removed)
 {
     refresh(Files);
@@ -291,11 +312,26 @@ bool QmlProject::supportsKit(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, QString *errorMessage) con
         return false;
     }
 
-    // TODO: Limit supported versions?
     QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(k);
-    if (!version && errorMessage)
-        *errorMessage = tr("No Qt version set in kit.");
-    return version;
+    if (!version) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = tr("No Qt version set in kit.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (version->qtVersion() < QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(4, 7, 0)) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = tr("Qt version is too old.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (version->qtVersion() < QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 0, 0)
+            && defaultImport() == QtQuick2Import) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = tr("Qt version is too old.");
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
 }
 
 ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *QmlProject::rootProjectNode() const
@@ -313,12 +349,13 @@ bool QmlProject::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     if (!Project::fromMap(map))
         return false;
 
+    // refresh first - project information is used e.g. to decide the default RC's
+    refresh(Everything);
+
     ProjectExplorer::Kit *defaultKit = ProjectExplorer::KitManager::instance()->defaultKit();
     if (!activeTarget() && defaultKit)
         addTarget(createTarget(defaultKit));
 
-    refresh(Everything);
-
     // addedTarget calls updateEnabled on the runconfigurations
     // which needs to happen after refresh
     foreach (ProjectExplorer::Target *t, targets())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
index e064cf5e4b1..0821242c226 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public:
 
     void refreshProjectFile();
 
+    enum QmlImport { UnknownImport, QtQuick1Import, QtQuick2Import };
+    QmlImport defaultImport() const;
+
 private slots:
     void refreshFiles(const QSet<QString> &added, const QSet<QString> &removed);
     void addedTarget(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ private:
     QString m_fileName;
     Internal::QmlProjectFile *m_file;
     QString m_projectName;
+    QmlImport m_defaultImport;
     QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface *m_modelManager;
 
     // plain format
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 03b76bfe1e4..2efde35b5be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -59,12 +59,26 @@ QList<Core::Id> QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory::availableCreationIds(ProjectE
     QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version
             = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(parent->kit());
 
-    // put qmlscene first (so that it is the default) for Qt 5.0.0
+    // First id will be the default run configuration
     QList<Core::Id> list;
-    if (version && version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 0, 0))
-        list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_SCENE_RC_ID);
-
-    list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_VIEWER_RC_ID);
+    if (version && version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 0, 0)) {
+        QmlProject *project = static_cast<QmlProject*>(parent->project());
+        switch (project->defaultImport()) {
+        case QmlProject::QtQuick1Import:
+            list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_VIEWER_RC_ID);
+            break;
+        case QmlProject::QtQuick2Import:
+            list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_SCENE_RC_ID);
+            break;
+        case QmlProject::UnknownImport:
+        default:
+            list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_SCENE_RC_ID);
+            list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_VIEWER_RC_ID);
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        list << Core::Id(Constants::QML_VIEWER_RC_ID);
+    }
 
     return list;
 }