diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.cpp
index d9fbf599e05543a0694bad660126932419ef472f..51fb4d61215f1290c512a82f4fd76f9362dc2338 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,49 @@ QList<IWizardFactory::FactoryCreator> s_factoryCreators;
 QAction *s_inspectWizardAction = 0;
 bool s_areFactoriesLoaded = false;
 bool s_isWizardRunning = false;
+
+// NewItemDialog reopening data:
+class NewItemDialogData
+{
+public:
+    void setData(const QString t, const QList<IWizardFactory *> f,
+                 const QString &dl, const QVariantMap &ev)
+    {
+        QTC_ASSERT(!hasData(), return);
+
+        QTC_ASSERT(!t.isEmpty(), return);
+        QTC_ASSERT(!f.isEmpty(), return);
+
+        title = t;
+        factories = f;
+        defaultLocation = dl;
+        extraVariables = ev;
+    }
+
+    bool hasData() const { return !factories.isEmpty(); }
+
+    void clear() {
+        title.clear();
+        factories.clear();
+        defaultLocation.clear();
+        extraVariables.clear();
+    }
+
+    void reopen() {
+        if (!hasData())
+            return;
+        ICore::showNewItemDialog(title, factories, defaultLocation, extraVariables);
+        clear();
+    }
+
+private:
+    QString title;
+    QList<IWizardFactory *> factories;
+    QString defaultLocation;
+    QVariantMap extraVariables;
+};
+
+NewItemDialogData s_reopenData;
 }
 
 /* A utility to find all wizards supporting a view mode and matching a predicate */
@@ -249,6 +292,8 @@ QString IWizardFactory::runPath(const QString &defaultPath)
 
 Utils::Wizard *IWizardFactory::runWizard(const QString &path, QWidget *parent, const QString &platform, const QVariantMap &variables)
 {
+    QTC_ASSERT(!s_isWizardRunning, return 0);
+
     s_isWizardRunning = true;
     ICore::validateNewItemDialogIsRunning();
 
@@ -259,11 +304,16 @@ Utils::Wizard *IWizardFactory::runWizard(const QString &path, QWidget *parent, c
         connect(m_action, &QAction::triggered, wizard, [wizard]() { ICore::raiseWindow(wizard); });
         connect(s_inspectWizardAction, &QAction::triggered,
                 wizard, [wizard]() { wizard->showVariables(); });
-        connect(wizard, &Utils::Wizard::finished, [wizard]() {
+        connect(wizard, &Utils::Wizard::finished, this, [wizard](int result) {
+            if (result != QDialog::Accepted)
+                s_reopenData.clear();
+            wizard->deleteLater();
+        });
+        connect(wizard, &QObject::destroyed, this, [wizard]() {
             s_isWizardRunning = false;
             s_inspectWizardAction->setEnabled(false);
             ICore::validateNewItemDialogIsRunning();
-            wizard->deleteLater();
+            s_reopenData.reopen();
         });
         s_inspectWizardAction->setEnabled(true);
         wizard->show();
@@ -271,6 +321,7 @@ Utils::Wizard *IWizardFactory::runWizard(const QString &path, QWidget *parent, c
     } else {
         s_isWizardRunning = false;
         ICore::validateNewItemDialogIsRunning();
+        s_reopenData.reopen();
     }
     return wizard;
 }
@@ -331,6 +382,14 @@ bool IWizardFactory::isWizardRunning()
     return s_isWizardRunning;
 }
 
+void IWizardFactory::requestNewItemDialog(const QString &title,
+                                          const QList<IWizardFactory *> &factories,
+                                          const QString &defaultLocation,
+                                          const QVariantMap &extraVariables)
+{
+    s_reopenData.setData(title, factories, defaultLocation, extraVariables);
+}
+
 void IWizardFactory::destroyFeatureProvider()
 {
     qDeleteAll(s_providerList);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.h
index 79644e9b072ff3c1f5dab59b485d1e82fa6043ea..eef809cd53fbd8516762365b01597878355b1c0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iwizardfactory.h
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ public:
 
     static bool isWizardRunning();
 
+    static void requestNewItemDialog(const QString &title,
+                                     const QList<IWizardFactory *> &factories,
+                                     const QString &defaultLocation,
+                                     const QVariantMap &extraVariables);
+
 protected:
     FeatureSet pluginFeatures() const;
     FeatureSet availableFeatures(const QString &platformName) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/wizards/subdirsprojectwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/wizards/subdirsprojectwizard.cpp
index 3741e3c10cfc30184b0e25581e07e4504612f72c..ef736b93519b1277f1f50b4522e5cc66751acd0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/wizards/subdirsprojectwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/wizards/subdirsprojectwizard.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ bool SubdirsProjectWizard::postGenerateFiles(const QWizard *w, const Core::Gener
         QVariantMap map;
         map.insert(QLatin1String(ProjectExplorer::Constants::PREFERRED_PROJECT_NODE), profileName);
         map.insert(QLatin1String(ProjectExplorer::Constants::PROJECT_KIT_IDS), QVariant::fromValue(wizard->selectedKits()));
-        Core::ICore::showNewItemDialog(tr("New Subproject", "Title of dialog"),
-                              Core::IWizardFactory::wizardFactoriesOfKind(Core::IWizardFactory::ProjectWizard),
-                              wizard->parameters().projectPath(),
-                              map);
+        IWizardFactory::requestNewItemDialog(tr("New Subproject", "Title of dialog"),
+                                             Core::IWizardFactory::wizardFactoriesOfKind(Core::IWizardFactory::ProjectWizard),
+                                             wizard->parameters().projectPath(), map);
     } else {
         return false;
     }