diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
index da9cc55605b..909ed4c2534 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 #include "cppmodelmanagerinterface.h"
 
+#include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/headerpath.h>
 #include <cplusplus/pp-engine.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QSet>
@@ -48,6 +50,61 @@
 */
 
 using namespace CppTools;
+using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Retrieves info from concrete compiler using it's flags.
+ * @param tc Either nullptr or toolchain for project's active target.
+ * @param cxxflags C++ or Objective-C++ flags.
+ * @param cflags C or ObjectiveC flags if possible, \a cxxflags otherwise.
+ */
+void ProjectPart::evaluateToolchain(const ToolChain *tc,
+                                    const QStringList &cxxflags,
+                                    const QStringList &cflags,
+                                    const Utils::FileName &sysRoot)
+{
+    if (!tc)
+        return;
+    ToolChain::CompilerFlags cxx = tc->compilerFlags(cxxflags);
+    ToolChain::CompilerFlags c = (cxxflags == cflags)
+            ? cxx : tc->compilerFlags(cflags);
+
+    if (c | ToolChain::StandardC11)
+        cVersion = C11;
+    else if (c | ToolChain::StandardC99)
+        cVersion = C99;
+    else
+        cVersion = C89;
+
+    if (cxx | ToolChain::StandardCxx11)
+        cxxVersion = CXX11;
+    else
+        cxxVersion = CXX98;
+
+    if (cxx | ToolChain::BorlandExtensions)
+        cxxExtensions |= BorlandExtensions;
+    if (cxx | ToolChain::GnuExtensions)
+        cxxExtensions |= GnuExtensions;
+    if (cxx | ToolChain::MicrosoftExtensions)
+        cxxExtensions |= MicrosoftExtensions;
+    if (cxx | ToolChain::OpenMP)
+        cxxExtensions |= OpenMP;
+
+    QList<HeaderPath> headers = tc->systemHeaderPaths(cxxflags, sysRoot);
+    foreach (const HeaderPath &header, headers)
+        if (header.kind() == HeaderPath::FrameworkHeaderPath)
+            frameworkPaths << header.path();
+        else
+            includePaths << header.path();
+
+    QByteArray macros = tc->predefinedMacros(cxxflags);
+    if (!macros.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!defines.isEmpty())
+            defines += '\n';
+        defines += macros;
+        defines += '\n';
+    }
+}
 
 static CppModelManagerInterface *g_instance = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.h
index ebcc1ea5f89..706be56c638 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppmodelmanagerinterface.h
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@
 
 namespace Core { class IEditor; }
 namespace CPlusPlus { class LookupContext; }
-namespace ProjectExplorer { class Project; }
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+class Project;
+class ToolChain;
+}
 namespace TextEditor { class BaseTextEditor; }
+namespace Utils { class FileName; }
 
 namespace CppTools {
 class AbstractEditorSupport;
@@ -65,6 +69,11 @@ public:
         , qtVersion(UnknownQt)
     {}
 
+    void evaluateToolchain(const ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *tc,
+                           const QStringList &cxxflags,
+                           const QStringList &cflags,
+                           const Utils::FileName &sysRoot);
+
 public:
     enum CVersion {
         C89,