diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index b5630faf28c..b05fbbe9174 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::setupCMakeSymbolsHash()
 
     // Handle project targets, unfortunately the CMake file-api doesn't deliver the
     // column of the target, just the line. Make sure to find it out
-    QHash<FilePath, int> projectTargetsSourceAndLine;
+    QHash<FilePath, QPair<int, QString>> projectTargetsSourceAndLine;
     for (const auto &target : std::as_const(buildTargets())) {
         if (target.targetType == TargetType::UtilityType)
             continue;
@@ -1318,11 +1318,11 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::setupCMakeSymbolsHash()
             continue;
 
         projectTargetsSourceAndLine.insert(target.backtrace.last().path,
-                                           target.backtrace.last().line);
+                                           {target.backtrace.last().line, target.title});
     }
     auto handleProjectTargets = [&](const CMakeFileInfo &cmakeFile, const cmListFileFunction &func) {
-        if (!projectTargetsSourceAndLine.contains(cmakeFile.path)
-            || projectTargetsSourceAndLine.value(cmakeFile.path) != func.Line())
+        const auto it = projectTargetsSourceAndLine.find(cmakeFile.path);
+        if (it == projectTargetsSourceAndLine.end() || it->first != func.Line())
             return;
 
         if (func.Arguments().size() == 0)
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::setupCMakeSymbolsHash()
         link.targetFilePath = cmakeFile.path;
         link.targetLine = arg.Line;
         link.targetColumn = arg.Column - 1;
-        m_cmakeSymbolsHash.insert(QString::fromUtf8(arg.Value), link);
+        m_cmakeSymbolsHash.insert(it->second, link);
     };
 
     // Gather the exported variables for the Find<Package> CMake packages
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
index a821648f24b..85822697d2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static bool isValidIdentifierChar(const QChar &chr)
     return chr.isLetterOrNumber() || chr == '_' || chr == '-';
 }
 
-QHash<QString, Utils::Link> getLocalSymbolsHash(const QByteArray &content, const Utils::FilePath &filePath)
+QHash<QString, Utils::Link> getLocalSymbolsHash(const QByteArray &content, const Utils::FilePath &filePath, QString &projectName)
 {
     cmListFile cmakeListFile;
     if (!content.isEmpty()) {
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ QHash<QString, Utils::Link> getLocalSymbolsHash(const QByteArray &content, const
 
     QHash<QString, Utils::Link> hash;
     for (const auto &func : cmakeListFile.Functions) {
+        if (func.LowerCaseName() == "project" && func.Arguments().size() > 0) {
+            projectName = QString::fromUtf8(func.Arguments()[0].Value);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (func.LowerCaseName() != "function" && func.LowerCaseName() != "macro"
             && func.LowerCaseName() != "set" && func.LowerCaseName() != "option")
             continue;
@@ -310,6 +315,14 @@ void CMakeEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
     const int funcStart = findFunctionStart();
     const int funcEnd = findFunctionEnd();
 
+    // Resolve local variables and functions
+    QString projectName;
+    auto hash = getLocalSymbolsHash(textDocument()->textAt(0, funcEnd + 1).toUtf8(),
+                                    textDocument()->filePath(),
+                                    projectName);
+    if (!projectName.isEmpty())
+        buffer.replace("${PROJECT_NAME}", projectName);
+
     if (auto project = ProjectTree::currentProject()) {
         buffer.replace("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}", project->projectDirectory().path());
         if (auto bs = ProjectTree::currentBuildSystem(); bs->buildConfiguration()) {
@@ -366,10 +379,6 @@ void CMakeEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
     }
     // TODO: Resolve more variables
 
-    // Resolve local variables and functions
-    auto hash = getLocalSymbolsHash(textDocument()->textAt(0, funcEnd + 1).toUtf8(),
-                                    textDocument()->filePath());
-
     // Strip variable coating
     if (buffer.startsWith("${") && buffer.endsWith("}"))
         buffer = buffer.mid(2, buffer.size() - 3);
diff --git a/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/completion/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/completion/CMakeLists.txt
index a3b5ddf4efb..ae03231e90d 100644
--- a/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/completion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/manual/cmakeprojectmanager/completion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ endif()
 # and F1 should open the help page
 message(STATUS $ENV{CXX})
 
-qt_add_executable(completion ${SOURCE_FILES})
+qt_add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
 # here code completino on "target_link_libraries(comp|" should poupup "completion"
 # with a hammer icon, which suggests a project target
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ qt_add_executable(completion ${SOURCE_FILES})
 # F2 on "completion" would jump above to qt_add_executable
 target_link_libraries(completion PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
 
-set_target_properties(completion PROPERTIES
+# F2 on ${PROJECT_NAME} would jump above to qt_add_executable
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
   # F1 on WIN32_EXECUTABLE should open the help
   WIN32_EXECUTABLE ON
   MACOSX_BUNDLE ON