diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerplugin.cpp
index f10b2784bb8..e18b9747b81 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerplugin.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ClangStaticAnalyzerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString
     };
 
     RunControl::registerWorker<ClangStaticAnalyzerToolRunner>
-            (Constants::CLANGSTATICANALYZER_RUN_MODE, constraint);
+            (Constants::CLANGSTATICANALYZER_RUN_MODE, constraint, /*priority*/ -1);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index d0984117068..093c261ad22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -522,14 +522,24 @@ bool IRunControlFactory::canRun(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id run
 
 RunControl *IRunControlFactory::create(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMode, QString *)
 {
+    WorkerFactories candidates;
     for (const RunControl::WorkerFactory &factory : theWorkerFactories()) {
-        if (factory.canRun(runConfiguration, runMode)) {
-            auto runControl = new RunControl(runConfiguration, runMode);
-            factory.producer(runControl);
-            return runControl;
-        }
-    };
-    return nullptr;
+        if (factory.canRun(runConfiguration, runMode))
+            candidates.push_back(factory);
+    }
+
+    if (candidates.empty())
+        return nullptr;
+
+    RunControl::WorkerFactory bestFactory = *candidates.begin();
+    for (const RunControl::WorkerFactory &factory : candidates) {
+        if (factory.priority > bestFactory.priority)
+            bestFactory = factory;
+    }
+
+    auto runControl = new RunControl(runConfiguration, runMode);
+    bestFactory.producer(runControl);
+    return runControl;
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index eb408c204a0..264ec4fd50a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -450,23 +450,24 @@ public:
         addWorkerFactory({runMode, constraint, producer});
     }
     template <class Worker>
-    static void registerWorker(Core::Id runMode, const Constraint &constraint)
+    static void registerWorker(Core::Id runMode, const Constraint &constraint, int priority = 0)
     {
         auto producer = [](RunControl *rc) { return new Worker(rc); };
-        addWorkerFactory({runMode, constraint, producer});
+        addWorkerFactory({runMode, constraint, producer, priority});
     }
     template <class Config, class Worker>
-    static void registerWorker(Core::Id runMode)
+    static void registerWorker(Core::Id runMode, int priority = 0)
     {
         auto constraint = [](RunConfiguration *runConfig) { return qobject_cast<Config *>(runConfig); };
         auto producer = [](RunControl *rc) { return new Worker(rc); };
-        addWorkerFactory({runMode, constraint, producer});
+        addWorkerFactory({runMode, constraint, producer, priority});
     }
 
     struct WorkerFactory {
         Core::Id runMode;
         Constraint constraint;
         WorkerCreator producer;
+        int priority = 0;
 
         bool canRun(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMode) const;
     };