diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeProjectManager.mimetypes.xml b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeProjectManager.mimetypes.xml
index 82894649952..832a61732eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeProjectManager.mimetypes.xml
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeProjectManager.mimetypes.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   <mime-type type="text/x-cmake">
     <sub-class-of type="text/plain"/>
     <comment>CMake Project file</comment>
-    <glob pattern="CMakeLists.txt"/>
     <glob pattern="*.cmake"/>
   </mime-type>
+  <mime-type type="text/x-cmake-project">
+    <sub-class-of type="text/plain"/>
+    <comment>CMake Project file</comment>
+    <glob pattern="CMakeLists.txt"/>
+  </mime-type>
 </mime-info>
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 0222417ece7..d442c52f13f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ QList<ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *> CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::availableBui
 int CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::priority(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const QString &projectPath) const
 {
     return (k && Core::MimeDatabase::findByFile(QFileInfo(projectPath))
-            .matchesType(QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEMIMETYPE))) ? 0 : -1;
+            .matchesType(QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE))) ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 QList<ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *> CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::availableSetups(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k,
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
index de86d401b99..74fc4699f2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ CMakeEditorFactory::CMakeEditorFactory(CMakeManager *manager)
     setId(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKE_EDITOR_ID);
     setDisplayName(tr(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKE_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME));
     addMimeType(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKEMIMETYPE);
+    addMimeType(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE);
 
     new TextEditorActionHandler(this, Constants::C_CMAKEEDITOR,
             TextEditorActionHandler::UnCommentSelection
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
index 350ca84cd36..5a96b622707 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ CMakeFile::CMakeFile(CMakeProject *parent, QString fileName)
     : Core::IDocument(parent), m_project(parent)
 {
     setId("Cmake.ProjectFile");
-    setMimeType(QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEMIMETYPE));
+    setMimeType(QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE));
     setFilePath(fileName);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
index 1fb917480f5..bb91725ee92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Constants {
 
 const char PROJECTCONTEXT[] = "CMakeProject.ProjectContext";
 const char CMAKEMIMETYPE[]  = "text/x-cmake";
+const char CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE[]  = "text/x-cmake-project";
 const char CMAKE_EDITOR_ID[] = "CMakeProject.CMakeEditor";
 const char CMAKE_EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAME[] = "CMake Editor";
 const char C_CMAKEEDITOR[] = "CMakeProject.Context.CMakeEditor";
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
index 1c4d76e9714..0b2f0a0a7f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ProjectExplorer::Project *CMakeManager::openProject(const QString &fileName, QSt
 
 QString CMakeManager::mimeType() const
 {
-    return QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEMIMETYPE);
+    return QLatin1String(Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE);
 }
 
 QString CMakeManager::cmakeExecutable() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
index bbe3a19c20e..a3bb189064d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ bool CMakeProjectPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *
     hf->setProductType<CMakeHighlighter>();
     hf->setId(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKE_EDITOR_ID);
     hf->addMimeType(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKEMIMETYPE);
+    hf->addMimeType(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE);
     addAutoReleasedObject(hf);
 
     return true;