diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index a74f1798d89..d287ef9f4e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ IarToolChainFactory::IarToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
                            ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new IarToolChain; });
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ToolChain *> IarToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown)
@@ -460,11 +461,6 @@ QList<ToolChain *> IarToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alr
     return autoDetectToolchains(candidates, alreadyKnown);
 }
 
-bool IarToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 QList<ToolChain *> IarToolChainFactory::autoDetectToolchains(
         const Candidates &candidates, const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
index 569f012b43d..810bfbd0b3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ public:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) final;
 
-    bool canCreate() final;
-
 private:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
index fbdd600281b..29375ac4401 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ KeilToolchainFactory::KeilToolchainFactory()
     setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
                            ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new KeilToolchain; });
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ToolChain *> KeilToolchainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown)
@@ -459,11 +460,6 @@ QList<ToolChain *> KeilToolchainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &al
     return autoDetectToolchains(candidates, alreadyKnown);
 }
 
-bool KeilToolchainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 QList<ToolChain *> KeilToolchainFactory::autoDetectToolchains(
         const Candidates &candidates, const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
index 95a968286ee..55c523f1d44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ public:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) final;
 
-    bool canCreate() final;
-
 private:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
                                                              const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
index b95c218298f..dd29073284f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ SdccToolChainFactory::SdccToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::SDCC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
     setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new SdccToolChain; });
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ToolChain *> SdccToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown)
@@ -436,11 +437,6 @@ QList<ToolChain *> SdccToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &al
     return autoDetectToolchains(candidates, alreadyKnown);
 }
 
-bool SdccToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 QList<ToolChain *> SdccToolChainFactory::autoDetectToolchains(
         const Candidates &candidates, const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
index 787470bf9d9..711207d209f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ class SdccToolChainFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::ToolChainFactory
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SdccToolChainFactory();
+    SdccToolChainFactory();
 
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) final;
 
-    bool canCreate() final;
-
 private:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.cpp
index b59f83303b7..953ad569b14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ NimToolChainFactory::NimToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::C_NIMTOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
     setSupportedLanguages({Constants::C_NIMLANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new NimToolChain; });
-}
-
-bool NimToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ToolChain *> NimToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown)
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.h b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.h
index ab7a8584ec1..ed40bfeb624 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimtoolchainfactory.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class NimToolChainFactory : public ProjectExplorer::ToolChainFactory
 public:
     NimToolChainFactory();
 
-    bool canCreate() final;
-
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) final;
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(const Utils::FileName &compilerPath, const Core::Id &language) final;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.cpp
index a46702e38d0..199e1faca14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.cpp
@@ -422,11 +422,7 @@ CustomToolChainFactory::CustomToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::CUSTOM_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
     setSupportsAllLanguages(true);
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new CustomToolChain; });
-}
-
-bool CustomToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.h
index 0fda88c5b15..ef403851a03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customtoolchain.h
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ class CustomToolChainFactory : public ToolChainFactory
 
 public:
     CustomToolChainFactory();
-
-    bool canCreate() override;
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index a49f79484a7..bfb179bdfad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -878,11 +878,7 @@ GccToolChainFactory::GccToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::GCC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
     setSupportedLanguages({Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID, Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new GccToolChain; });
-}
-
-bool GccToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ToolChain *> GccToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchainfactories.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchainfactories.h
index 1c917da0353..90d76ea7346 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchainfactories.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchainfactories.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
     QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) override;
     QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const Utils::FileName &compilerPath, const Core::Id &language) override;
 
-    bool canCreate() override;
-
 protected:
     enum class DetectVariants { Yes, No };
     using ToolchainChecker = std::function<bool(const ToolChain *)>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index fdd617d9d6a..ce40d4ea91f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ ClangClToolChainFactory::ClangClToolChainFactory()
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new ClangClToolChain; });
 }
 
-bool ClangClToolChainFactory::canCreate()
+bool ClangClToolChainFactory::canCreate() const
 {
     return !g_availableMsvcToolchains.isEmpty();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
index bf3ecdbcece..03f7a2fc473 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public:
 
     QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) override;
 
-    bool canCreate() override;
+    bool canCreate() const override;
     ToolChain *create() override;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index 47b33fe4daf..fd81769cb45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ QList<ToolChain *> ToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const Utils::FileName &compilerP
     return QList<ToolChain *>();
 }
 
-bool ToolChainFactory::canCreate()
+bool ToolChainFactory::canCreate() const
 {
-    return false;
+    return m_userCreatable;
 }
 
 ToolChain *ToolChainFactory::create()
@@ -517,4 +517,9 @@ void ToolChainFactory::setToolchainConstructor
     m_toolchainConstructor = toolchainContructor;
 }
 
+void ToolChainFactory::setUserCreatable(bool userCreatable)
+{
+    m_userCreatable = userCreatable;
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
index d8ac0458fbb..e4eedcd980e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
     virtual QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown);
     virtual QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const Utils::FileName &compilerPath, const Core::Id &language);
 
-    virtual bool canCreate();
+    virtual bool canCreate() const;
     virtual ToolChain *create();
 
     virtual ToolChain *restore(const QVariantMap &data);
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ public:
 
     QSet<Core::Id> supportedLanguages() const;
 
+    void setUserCreatable(bool userCreatable);
+
 protected:
     void setDisplayName(const QString &name) { m_displayName = name; }
     void setSupportedToolChainType(const Core::Id &supportedToolChainType);
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ private:
     Core::Id m_supportedToolChainType;
     QSet<Core::Id> m_supportedLanguages;
     bool m_supportsAllLanguages = false;
+    bool m_userCreatable = false;
     std::function<ToolChain *()> m_toolchainConstructor;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.cpp
index 0adeec61362..d1880da40f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ QnxToolChainFactory::QnxToolChainFactory()
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::QNX_TOOLCHAIN_ID);
     setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
     setToolchainConstructor([] { return new QnxToolChain; });
+    setUserCreatable(true);
 }
 
 QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> QnxToolChainFactory::autoDetect(
@@ -222,11 +223,6 @@ QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> QnxToolChainFactory::autoDetect(
     return tcs;
 }
 
-bool QnxToolChainFactory::canCreate()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QnxToolChainConfigWidget
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.h b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.h
index b63c883a11b..074c1ff6cd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxtoolchain.h
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ public:
 
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> autoDetect(
             const QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) override;
-
-    bool canCreate() override;
 };
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------