diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/wizard.json
index 7905965c6d0..56361be81d5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/wizard.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "trDisplayName": "Plain C Application",
     "trDisplayCategory": "Non-Qt Project",
     "icon": "../../global/consoleapplication.png",
-    "enabled": "%{JS: [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QmakeProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QbsProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CMakeProjectManager') >= 0}",
+    "enabled": "%{JS: [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CppEditor') >= 0 && ([ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QmakeProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QbsProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CMakeProjectManager') >= 0)}",
 
     "options":
     [
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/wizard.json
index 76384fa55b1..bf48c26108e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/wizard.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "trDisplayName": "Plain C++ Application",
     "trDisplayCategory": "Non-Qt Project",
     "icon": "../../global/consoleapplication.png",
-    "enabled": "%{JS: [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QmakeProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QbsProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CMakeProjectManager') >= 0}",
+    "enabled": "%{JS: [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CppEditor') >= 0 && ([ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QmakeProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('QbsProjectManager') >= 0 || [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('CMakeProjectManager') >= 0)}",
 
     "options":
     [