diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.cpp
index c223cd4c7df..8f4c302cf68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ CMakeProject *CMakeTarget::cmakeProject() const
     return static_cast<CMakeProject *>(project());
 }
 
+bool CMakeTargetFactory::supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const
+{
+    return id == DEFAULT_CMAKE_TARGET_ID;
+}
+
 CMakeBuildConfiguration *CMakeTarget::activeBuildConfiguration() const
 {
     return static_cast<CMakeBuildConfiguration *>(Target::activeBuildConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.h
index c4d20f85edb..f6b4ba4bd92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketarget.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ public:
     CMakeTargetFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~CMakeTargetFactory();
 
+    bool supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const;
+
     QStringList availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const;
     QString displayNameForId(const QString &id) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.cpp
index 269d3b1af78..d5e463fe9c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ GenericTargetFactory::~GenericTargetFactory()
 {
 }
 
+bool GenericTargetFactory::supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const
+{
+    return id == QLatin1String(GENERIC_DESKTOP_TARGET_ID);
+}
+
 QStringList GenericTargetFactory::availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const
 {
     if (!qobject_cast<GenericProject *>(parent))
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.h
index 123284b33bb..b076de37f99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/generictarget.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public:
     explicit GenericTargetFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~GenericTargetFactory();
 
+    bool supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const;
+
     QStringList availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const;
     QString displayNameForId(const QString &id) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
index 6775f2343e8..371f7ef59c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public:
     explicit ITargetFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
     virtual ~ITargetFactory();
 
+    virtual bool supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const = 0;
+
     // used to show the list of possible additons to a target, returns a list of types
     virtual QStringList availableCreationIds(Project *parent) const = 0;
     // used to translate the types to names to display to the user
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.cpp
index 429a65a9d83..c4f516beb06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ QmlProjectTargetFactory::~QmlProjectTargetFactory()
 {
 }
 
+bool QmlProjectTargetFactory::supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const
+{
+    return id == QLatin1String(Constants::QML_VIEWER_TARGET_ID);
+}
+
 QStringList QmlProjectTargetFactory::availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const
 {
     if (!qobject_cast<QmlProject *>(parent))
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.h
index 1722a1742b2..37971c316f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojecttarget.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     explicit QmlProjectTargetFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~QmlProjectTargetFactory();
 
+    bool supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const;
     QStringList availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const;
     QString displayNameForId(const QString &id) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
index ace56d03e77..d2d34cfb9d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ Qt4TargetFactory::~Qt4TargetFactory()
 {
 }
 
+bool Qt4TargetFactory::supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const
+{
+    QSet<QString> ids;
+    ids << QLatin1String("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.DesktopTarget")
+        << QLatin1String("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.S60EmulatorTarget")
+        << QLatin1String("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.S60DeviceTarget")
+        << QLatin1String("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.MaemoDeviceTarget")
+        << QLatin1String("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.QtSimulatorTarget");
+    return ids.contains(id);
+}
+
 QStringList Qt4TargetFactory::availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const
 {
     if (!qobject_cast<Qt4Project *>(parent))
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
index d6df4457c5a..265a4fdbb27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public:
     Qt4TargetFactory(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~Qt4TargetFactory();
 
+    virtual bool supportsTargetId(const QString &id) const;
+
     QStringList availableCreationIds(ProjectExplorer::Project *parent) const;
     QString displayNameForId(const QString &id) const;