diff --git a/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.cpp b/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.cpp
index 8d3b1899ffb..f3b5e8e6e02 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ CategorySortFilterModel::CategorySortFilterModel(QObject *parent)
 {
 }
 
+void CategorySortFilterModel::setNewItemRole(int role)
+{
+    m_newItemRole = role;
+    invalidate();
+}
+
 bool CategorySortFilterModel::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row,
                                                const QModelIndex &source_parent) const
 {
@@ -21,6 +27,12 @@ bool CategorySortFilterModel::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row,
         const QModelIndex &categoryIndex = sourceModel()->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
         if (regexp.match(sourceModel()->data(categoryIndex, filterRole()).toString()).hasMatch())
             return true;
+
+        if (m_newItemRole != -1 && categoryIndex.isValid()) {
+            if (categoryIndex.data(m_newItemRole).toBool())
+                return true;
+        }
+
         const int rowCount = sourceModel()->rowCount(categoryIndex);
         for (int row = 0; row < rowCount; ++row) {
             if (filterAcceptsRow(row, categoryIndex))
@@ -28,6 +40,14 @@ bool CategorySortFilterModel::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row,
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    if (m_newItemRole != -1) {
+        const QModelIndex &idx = sourceModel()->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
+        if (idx.data(m_newItemRole).toBool())
+            return true;
+    }
+
+
     return QSortFilterProxyModel::filterAcceptsRow(source_row, source_parent);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.h b/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.h
index 405419dedf3..f9f787b352f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/categorysortfiltermodel.h
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT CategorySortFilterModel : public QSortFilterProxyMo
 public:
     CategorySortFilterModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+    // "New" items will always be accepted, regardless of the filter.
+    void setNewItemRole(int role);
+
 protected:
     bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const override;
+
+private:
+    int m_newItemRole = -1;
 };
 
 } // Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 3dc13248b41..c48fdadea6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ CMakeBuildSettingsWidget::CMakeBuildSettingsWidget(CMakeBuildSystem *bs) :
     m_configTextFilterModel->setSourceModel(m_configFilterModel);
     m_configTextFilterModel->setSortRole(Qt::DisplayRole);
     m_configTextFilterModel->setFilterKeyColumn(-1);
+    m_configTextFilterModel->setNewItemRole(ConfigModel::ItemIsUserNew);
 
     connect(m_configTextFilterModel, &QAbstractItemModel::layoutChanged, this, [this]() {
         QModelIndex selectedIdx = m_configView->currentIndex();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
index 084d917ffa8..43fb28d7d06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ QVariant ConfigModelTreeItem::data(int column, int role) const
     if (role == ConfigModel::ItemIsInitialRole) {
         return dataItem->isInitial ? "1" : "0";
     }
+    if (role == ConfigModel::ItemIsUserNew) {
+        return dataItem->isUserNew ? "1" : "0";
+    }
 
     auto fontRole = [this]() -> QFont {
         QFont font;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.h
index 2d235a30aa9..71b4db5a347 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/configmodel.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class ConfigModel : public Utils::TreeModel<>
 public:
     enum Roles {
         ItemIsAdvancedRole = Qt::UserRole,
-        ItemIsInitialRole
+        ItemIsInitialRole,
+        ItemIsUserNew,
     };
 
     struct DataItem {