diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
index ac0ac0999e9..4109d2cea10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ bool CMakeTool::hasServerMode() const
     return m_introspection->m_hasServerMode;
 }
 
+bool CMakeTool::hasFileApi() const
+{
+    readInformation(QueryType::VERSION);
+    return m_introspection->m_version.major > 3
+            || (m_introspection->m_version.major == 3 && m_introspection->m_version.minor >= 14);
+}
+
 CMakeTool::Version CMakeTool::version() const
 {
     readInformation(QueryType::VERSION);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
index 85feaf41e5b..45af7ba329e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public:
     QList<Generator> supportedGenerators() const;
     TextEditor::Keywords keywords();
     bool hasServerMode() const;
+    bool hasFileApi() const;
     Version version() const;
 
     bool isAutoDetected() const;