diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
index 5dde651ded2..613b6b03b4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
@@ -90,11 +90,14 @@ void generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent)
     Core::Command *cmd = Core::ActionManager::registerAction(action, "QmlProject.CreateCMakeLists");
     menu->addAction(cmd, Core::Constants::G_FILE_EXPORT);
 
-    action->setEnabled(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject() != nullptr);
+    action->setEnabled(false);
     QObject::connect(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::instance(),
-        &ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProjectChanged, [action]() {
-            action->setEnabled(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject() != nullptr);
-    });
+                     &ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProjectChanged,
+                     [action]() {
+                         auto qmlProject = qobject_cast<QmlProject *>(
+                             ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject());
+                         action->setEnabled(qmlProject != nullptr);
+                     });
 }
 
 void onGenerateCmakeLists()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
index e06f0016db9..ee4cf88ddc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ bool QmlProjectPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &, QString *errorMessage)
     }
 
     GenerateCmake::generateMenuEntry(this);
-    GenerateCmake::CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry(this);
+    if (QmlProject::isQtDesignStudio())
+        GenerateCmake::CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry(this);
 
     return true;
 }