diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index e677b611ae0..5ce17b53fc6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ bool RunWorkerFactory::canRun(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMo
     if (!m_supportedRunModes.contains(runMode))
         return false;
 
+    if (!m_supportedRunConfigurations.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!m_supportedRunConfigurations.contains(runConfiguration->id()))
+            return false;
+    }
+
     for (const Constraint &constraint : m_constraints) {
         if (!constraint(runConfiguration))
             return false;
@@ -115,6 +120,16 @@ void RunWorkerFactory::addSupportedRunMode(Core::Id runMode)
     m_supportedRunModes.append(runMode);
 }
 
+void RunWorkerFactory::setSupportedRunConfigurations(const QList<Core::Id> &ids)
+{
+    m_supportedRunConfigurations = ids;
+}
+
+void RunWorkerFactory::addSupportedRunConfiguration(Core::Id id)
+{
+    m_supportedRunConfigurations.append(id);
+}
+
 void RunWorkerFactory::destroyRemainingRunWorkerFactories()
 {
     qDeleteAll(g_runWorkerFactories);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 927bc1dfab2..8d24fabcf07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ public:
     void addConstraint(const Constraint &constraint);
     void addSupportedRunMode(Core::Id runMode);
 
+    void setSupportedRunConfigurations(const QList<Core::Id> &ids);
+    void addSupportedRunConfiguration(Core::Id id);
+
     WorkerCreator producer() const { return m_producer; }
 
 private:
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ private:
     static void destroyRemainingRunWorkerFactories();
 
     QList<Core::Id> m_supportedRunModes;
+    QList<Core::Id> m_supportedRunConfigurations;
     QList<Constraint> m_constraints;
     WorkerCreator m_producer;
 };