diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
index c76af32e775..9bb7837dd9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
 static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmakeLogger, "qtc.cmake.fileApiExtractor", QtWarningMsg);
 
+static const char QTC_RUNNABLE[] = "qtc_runnable";
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ static CMakeBuildTarget toBuildTarget(const TargetDetails &t,
                                                          || f.fragment.contains("Qt6Gui"));
                                           });
 
-        ct.qtcRunnable = t.folderTargetProperty == "qtc_runnable";
+        // FIXME: remove the usage of "qtc_runnable" by parsing the CMake code instead
+        ct.qtcRunnable = t.folderTargetProperty == QTC_RUNNABLE;
 
         // Extract library directories for executables:
         for (const FragmentInfo &f : t.link.value().fragments) {
@@ -761,7 +764,8 @@ static void addGeneratedFilesNode(ProjectNode *targetRoot, const FilePath &topLe
     addCMakeVFolder(targetRoot, buildDir, 10, Tr::tr("<Generated Files>"), std::move(nodes));
 }
 
-static void addTargets(const QFuture<void> &cancelFuture,
+static void addTargets(FolderNode *root,
+                       const QFuture<void> &cancelFuture,
                        const QHash<FilePath, ProjectNode *> &cmakeListsNodes,
                        const Configuration &config,
                        const std::vector<TargetDetails> &targetDetails,
@@ -772,23 +776,55 @@ static void addTargets(const QFuture<void> &cancelFuture,
     for (const TargetDetails &t : targetDetails)
         targetDetailsHash.insert(t.id, &t);
     const TargetDetails defaultTargetDetails;
-    auto getTargetDetails = [&targetDetailsHash, &defaultTargetDetails](const QString &id)
-            -> const TargetDetails & {
+    auto getTargetDetails = [&targetDetailsHash,
+                             &defaultTargetDetails](const QString &id) -> const TargetDetails & {
         auto it = targetDetailsHash.constFind(id);
         if (it != targetDetailsHash.constEnd())
             return *it.value();
         return defaultTargetDetails;
     };
 
+    auto createTargetNode = [](auto &cmakeListsNodes,
+                               const Utils::FilePath &dir,
+                               const QString &displayName) -> CMakeTargetNode * {
+        auto *cmln = cmakeListsNodes.value(dir);
+        QTC_ASSERT(cmln, return nullptr);
+
+        QString targetId = displayName;
+
+        CMakeTargetNode *tn = static_cast<CMakeTargetNode *>(
+            cmln->findNode([&targetId](const Node *n) { return n->buildKey() == targetId; }));
+        if (!tn) {
+            auto newNode = std::make_unique<CMakeTargetNode>(dir, displayName);
+            tn = newNode.get();
+            cmln->addNode(std::move(newNode));
+        }
+        tn->setDisplayName(displayName);
+        return tn;
+    };
+
+    QHash<FilePath, FolderNode *> folderNodes;
+
     for (const FileApiDetails::Target &t : config.targets) {
         if (cancelFuture.isCanceled())
             return;
 
         const TargetDetails &td = getTargetDetails(t.id);
 
+        CMakeTargetNode *tNode{nullptr};
         const FilePath dir = directorySourceDir(config, sourceDir, t.directory);
 
-        CMakeTargetNode *tNode = createTargetNode(cmakeListsNodes, dir, t.name);
+        // FIXME: remove the usage of "qtc_runnable" by parsing the CMake code instead
+        if (!td.folderTargetProperty.isEmpty() && td.folderTargetProperty != QTC_RUNNABLE) {
+            const FilePath folderDir = FilePath::fromString(td.folderTargetProperty);
+            if (!folderNodes.contains(folderDir))
+                folderNodes.insert(
+                    folderDir, createSourceGroupNode(td.folderTargetProperty, folderDir, root));
+
+            tNode = createTargetNode(folderNodes, folderDir, t.name);
+        } else {
+            tNode = createTargetNode(cmakeListsNodes, dir, t.name);
+        }
         QTC_ASSERT(tNode, continue);
 
         tNode->setTargetInformation(td.artifacts, td.type);
@@ -821,7 +857,8 @@ static std::unique_ptr<CMakeProjectNode> generateRootProjectNode(const QFuture<v
     if (cancelFuture.isCanceled())
         return {};
 
-    addTargets(cancelFuture,
+    addTargets(result.get(),
+               cancelFuture,
                cmakeListsNodes,
                data.codemodel,
                data.targetDetails,
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
index c25cc69378f..573c7559a39 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.cpp
@@ -173,26 +173,6 @@ void createProjectNode(const QHash<Utils::FilePath, ProjectNode *> &cmakeListsNo
     pn->setDisplayName(displayName);
 }
 
-CMakeTargetNode *createTargetNode(const QHash<Utils::FilePath, ProjectNode *> &cmakeListsNodes,
-                                  const Utils::FilePath &dir,
-                                  const QString &displayName)
-{
-    ProjectNode *cmln = cmakeListsNodes.value(dir);
-    QTC_ASSERT(cmln, return nullptr);
-
-    QString targetId = displayName;
-
-    CMakeTargetNode *tn = static_cast<CMakeTargetNode *>(
-        cmln->findNode([&targetId](const Node *n) { return n->buildKey() == targetId; }));
-    if (!tn) {
-        auto newNode = std::make_unique<CMakeTargetNode>(dir, displayName);
-        tn = newNode.get();
-        cmln->addNode(std::move(newNode));
-    }
-    tn->setDisplayName(displayName);
-    return tn;
-}
-
 template<typename Result>
 static std::unique_ptr<Result> cloneFolderNode(FolderNode *node)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
index 35f7cf16a43..b3d1c2d58bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/projecttreehelper.h
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ QHash<Utils::FilePath, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *> addCMakeLists(
 void createProjectNode(const QHash<Utils::FilePath, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *> &cmakeListsNodes,
                        const Utils::FilePath &dir,
                        const QString &displayName);
-CMakeTargetNode *createTargetNode(
-    const QHash<Utils::FilePath, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *> &cmakeListsNodes,
-    const Utils::FilePath &dir,
-    const QString &displayName);
 
 void addFileSystemNodes(ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *root,
                         const std::shared_ptr<ProjectExplorer::FolderNode> &folderNode);
diff --git a/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/hello-widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/hello-widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c0c413d663..77193e0be94 100644
--- a/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/hello-widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/hello-widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ file(GLOB SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS *.cpp *.h *.ui)
 
 add_executable(hello-widgets-glob ${SOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(hello-widgets-glob PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
+set_target_properties(hello-widgets-glob PROPERTIES FOLDER "Glob")