diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.cpp
index f8263938240..9ed5136dea6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "testprojectsettings.h"
 
 #include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QTreeWidget>
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ ProjectTestSettingsWidget::ProjectTestSettingsWidget(ProjectExplorer::Project *p
     m_activeFrameworks->setRootIsDecorated(false);
     groupBoxLayout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Active frameworks:")));
     groupBoxLayout->addWidget(m_activeFrameworks);
+    m_runAfterBuild = new QCheckBox(tr("Automatically run after build"));
+    m_runAfterBuild->setChecked(m_projectSettings->runAfterBuild());
+    groupBoxLayout->addWidget(m_runAfterBuild);
     generalWidget->setLayout(groupBoxLayout);
 
     auto horizontalLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ ProjectTestSettingsWidget::ProjectTestSettingsWidget(ProjectExplorer::Project *p
     });
     connect(m_activeFrameworks, &QTreeWidget::itemChanged,
             this, &ProjectTestSettingsWidget::onActiveFrameworkChanged);
+    connect(m_runAfterBuild, &QCheckBox::toggled,
+            m_projectSettings, &TestProjectSettings::setRunAfterBuild);
 }
 
 void ProjectTestSettingsWidget::populateFrameworks(const QMap<Core::Id, bool> &frameworks)
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.h
index 2424f9138ba..19639472021 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/projectsettingswidget.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QCheckBox;
 class QComboBox;
 class QTreeWidget;
 class QTreeWidgetItem;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ private:
     TestProjectSettings *m_projectSettings;
     QComboBox *m_useGlobalSettings = nullptr;
     QTreeWidget *m_activeFrameworks = nullptr;
+    QCheckBox *m_runAfterBuild = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
index 07c8d3125a0..9c1555f106e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
 static const char SK_ACTIVE_FRAMEWORKS[]        = "AutoTest.ActiveFrameworks";
+static const char SK_RUN_AFTER_BUILD[]          = "AutoTest.RunAfterBuild";
 
 TestProjectSettings::TestProjectSettings(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
     : m_project(project)
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ void TestProjectSettings::load()
         for (const Core::Id &id : registered)
             m_activeTestFrameworks.insert(id, frameworkManager->isActive(id));
     }
+
+    const QVariant runAfterBuild = m_project->namedSettings(SK_RUN_AFTER_BUILD);
+    m_runAfterBuild = runAfterBuild.isValid() ? runAfterBuild.toBool() : false;
 }
 
 void TestProjectSettings::save()
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ void TestProjectSettings::save()
     for (auto it = m_activeTestFrameworks.cbegin(); it != end; ++it)
         activeFrameworks.insert(it.key().toString(), it.value());
     m_project->setNamedSettings(SK_ACTIVE_FRAMEWORKS, activeFrameworks);
+    m_project->setNamedSettings(SK_RUN_AFTER_BUILD, m_runAfterBuild);
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.h
index 1c3d5f2f0df..3a0814855ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 
     void setUseGlobalSettings(bool useGlobal);
     bool useGlobalSettings() const { return m_useGlobalSettings; }
+    void setRunAfterBuild(bool enabled) {m_runAfterBuild = enabled; }
+    bool runAfterBuild() const { return m_runAfterBuild; }
     void setActiveFrameworks(const QMap<Core::Id, bool> enabledFrameworks)
     { m_activeTestFrameworks = enabledFrameworks; }
     QMap<Core::Id, bool> activeFrameworks() const { return m_activeTestFrameworks; }
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ private:
 
     ProjectExplorer::Project *m_project;
     bool m_useGlobalSettings = true;
+    bool m_runAfterBuild = false;
     QMap<Core::Id, bool> m_activeTestFrameworks;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
index 6f03d9e7647..0e622901014 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "autotestconstants.h"
 #include "autotestplugin.h"
+#include "testprojectsettings.h"
 #include "testresultspane.h"
 #include "testrunconfiguration.h"
 #include "testsettings.h"
@@ -675,6 +676,20 @@ void TestRunner::buildFinished(bool success)
     }
 }
 
+static bool runAfterBuild()
+{
+    ProjectExplorer::Project *project = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject();
+    if (!project)
+        return false;
+
+    if (!project->namedSettings(Constants::SK_USE_GLOBAL).isValid())
+        return AutotestPlugin::settings()->runAfterBuild;
+
+    TestProjectSettings *projectSettings = AutotestPlugin::projectSettings(project);
+    return projectSettings->useGlobalSettings() ? AutotestPlugin::settings()->runAfterBuild
+                                                : projectSettings->runAfterBuild();
+}
+
 void TestRunner::onBuildQueueFinished(bool success)
 {
     if (m_executingTests || !m_selectedTests.isEmpty())  // paranoia!
@@ -683,7 +698,7 @@ void TestRunner::onBuildQueueFinished(bool success)
     if (!success || m_runMode != TestRunMode::None)
         return;
 
-    if (!AutotestPlugin::settings()->runAfterBuild)
+    if (!runAfterBuild())
         return;
 
     auto testTreeModel = TestTreeModel::instance();