diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
index abc43b72db8e95cc82c24566139cc49a53df51c7..ccd5c82e76169ea6d8e8b8d303dc24c063528407 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const char BUILDFILE[] = "Qt4Builder.BuildFile";
 const char BUILDSUBDIRCONTEXTMENU[] = "Qt4Builder.BuildSubDirContextMenu";
 const char REBUILDSUBDIRCONTEXTMENU[] = "Qt4Builder.RebuildSubDirContextMenu";
 const char CLEANSUBDIRCONTEXTMENU[] = "Qt4Builder.CleanSubDirContextMenu";
+const char BUILDFILECONTEXTMENU[] = "Qt4Builder.BuildFileContextMenu";
 const char ADDLIBRARY[] = "Qt4.AddLibrary";
 const char SEPARATOR[] = "Qt4.Separator";
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 7f6e3daef7ce4e45cf5abd8179599e7df8ecdb6f..c5de30834a06994189be78317496b7fec1450a1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ bool Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *
             am->actionContainer(ProjectExplorer::Constants::M_PROJECTCONTEXT);
     Core::ActionContainer *msubproject =
             am->actionContainer(ProjectExplorer::Constants::M_SUBPROJECTCONTEXT);
+    Core::ActionContainer *mfile =
+            am->actionContainer(ProjectExplorer::Constants::M_FILECONTEXT);
 
     //register actions
     Core::Command *command;
@@ -221,6 +223,12 @@ bool Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *
     msubproject->addAction(command, ProjectExplorer::Constants::G_PROJECT_BUILD);
     connect(m_cleanSubProjectContextMenu, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_qt4ProjectManager, SLOT(cleanSubDirContextMenu()));
 
+    m_buildFileContextMenu = new QAction(tr("Build"), this);
+    command = am->registerAction(m_buildFileContextMenu, Constants::BUILDFILECONTEXTMENU, projectContext);
+    command->setAttribute(Core::Command::CA_Hide);
+    mfile->addAction(command, ProjectExplorer::Constants::G_FILE_OTHER);
+    connect(m_buildFileContextMenu, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_qt4ProjectManager, SLOT(buildFileContextMenu()));
+
     m_buildSubProjectAction = new Utils::ParameterAction(tr("Build Subproject"), tr("Build Subproject \"%1\""),
                                                          Utils::ParameterAction::AlwaysEnabled, this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_buildSubProjectAction, Constants::BUILDSUBDIR, projectContext);
@@ -402,6 +410,7 @@ void Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::updateContextActions(ProjectExplorer::Node *node,
     m_cleanSubProjectContextMenu->setVisible(subProjectActionsVisible && isProjectNode);
     m_runQMakeActionContextMenu->setVisible(isProjectNode && buildConfiguration->qmakeStep());
     m_buildFileAction->setVisible(buildFilePossible);
+    m_buildFileContextMenu->setVisible(buildFilePossible);
 
     m_buildSubProjectAction->setEnabled(enabled);
     m_rebuildSubProjectAction->setEnabled(enabled);
@@ -412,6 +421,7 @@ void Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::updateContextActions(ProjectExplorer::Node *node,
     m_runQMakeActionContextMenu->setEnabled(isProjectNode && !isBuilding
                                             && buildConfiguration->qmakeStep());
     m_buildFileAction->setEnabled(buildFilePossible && !isBuilding);
+    m_buildFileContextMenu->setEnabled(buildFilePossible && !isBuilding);
 }
 
 void Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::buildStateChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *pro)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
index b53434cde131d160080cf04c0113513e439c30dd..f01806f98b47d9c3fe71f7c6ba0d662d7faaef07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ private:
     QAction *m_subProjectRebuildSeparator;
     QAction *m_rebuildSubProjectContextMenu;
     QAction *m_cleanSubProjectContextMenu;
+    QAction *m_buildFileContextMenu;
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_buildSubProjectAction;
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_rebuildSubProjectAction;
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_cleanSubProjectAction;