diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
index 98fb572de26e809109d0eb4d36ac1418244b6c58..68d36c8022d395d533441d810132ab0dfdf57e23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const char * const DESKTOP_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.DesktopTarget");
 const char * const S60_EMULATOR_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.S60EmulatorTarget");
 const char * const S60_DEVICE_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.S60DeviceTarget");
 const char * const MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.MaemoDeviceTarget");
+const char * const QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.QtSimulatorTarget");
 
 } // namespace Constants
 } // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
index 26cafa8ba1564b267889553900355728a490c2d0..784897f64613a8800b0b0270e80efa7feb930375 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ QString displayNameForId(const QString &id) {
         return QApplication::translate("Qt4ProjectManager::Internal::Qt4Target", "Symbian Device", "Qt4 Symbian Device target display name");
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
         return QApplication::translate("Qt4ProjectManager::Internal::Qt4Target", "Maemo", "Qt4 Maemo target display name");
+    if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
+        return QApplication::translate("Qt4ProjectManager::Internal::Qt4Target", "Qt Simulator", "Qt4 Simulator target display name");
     return QString();
 }
 
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ QIcon iconForId(const QString &id) {
         return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianDevice.png");
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
         return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/MaemoDevice.png");
+    if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
+        return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianEmulator.png");
     return QIcon();
 }
 
@@ -315,7 +319,8 @@ Qt4BuildConfigurationFactory *Qt4Target::buildConfigurationFactory() const
 
 void Qt4Target::addRunConfigurationForPath(const QString &proFilePath)
 {
-    if (id() == QLatin1String(Constants::DESKTOP_TARGET_ID))
+    if (id() == QLatin1String(Constants::DESKTOP_TARGET_ID) ||
+        id() == QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
         addRunConfiguration(new Qt4RunConfiguration(this, proFilePath));
     else if (id() == QLatin1String(Constants::S60_EMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
         addRunConfiguration(new S60EmulatorRunConfiguration(this, proFilePath));
@@ -370,6 +375,8 @@ QString Qt4Target::defaultBuildDirectory() const
         shortName = QLatin1String("symbian");
     else if (id() == QLatin1String(Constants::MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
         shortName = QLatin1String("maemo");
+    else if (id() == QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
+        shortName = QLatin1String("simulator");
 
     // currently we can't have the build directory to be deeper then the source directory
     // since that is broken in qmake
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
index 26b27def1c608ac0f504151da504294a9185672d..12c42f4b85d09024c88700065d98df5242453bce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ void QtOptionsPageWidget::showEnvironmentPage(QTreeWidgetItem *item)
                 envs = tr("Symbian", "Qt Version is meant for Symbian");
             else if (targets.contains(Constants::MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
                 envs = tr("Maemo", "Qt Version is meant for Maemo");
+            else if (targets.contains(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
+                envs = tr("Qt Simulator", "Qt Version is meant for Qt Simulator");
             else
                 envs = tr("unkown", "No idea what this Qt Version is meant for!");
             m_ui->errorLabel->setText(tr("Found Qt version %1, using mkspec %2 (%3)")
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
index b55b4b0729966685fa8157fb80eea2a0a9dc0d08..bcaed3f63397b8afb8acea134fa1f1b978cb346d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <help/helpmanager.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
+#include <QtCore/QFile>
 #include <QtCore/QProcess>
 #include <QtCore/QSettings>
 #include <QtCore/QTime>
@@ -1420,6 +1421,31 @@ void QtVersion::updateToolChainAndMkspec() const
     delete reader;
     ProFileCacheManager::instance()->decRefCount();
     m_toolChainUpToDate = true;
+
+    // Check qconfig.h for QT_SIMULATOR define on desktop builds and switch the
+    // Qt version to Qt simulator target:
+    if (m_targetIds.contains(Constants::DESKTOP_TARGET_ID)) {
+        QString path(headerInstallPath());
+        path.append(QLatin1String("/Qt/qconfig.h"));
+        QFile qconfig(path);
+        if (!qconfig.exists())
+            return;
+        qconfig.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        QTextStream stream(&qconfig);
+        QString line;
+        bool isSimulator = false;
+        while (!(line = stream.readLine()).isNull()) {
+            if (line.startsWith(QLatin1String("#define QT_SIMULATOR"))) {
+                isSimulator = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        qconfig.close();
+        if (isSimulator) {
+            m_targetIds.remove(QLatin1String(Constants::DESKTOP_TARGET_ID));
+            m_targetIds.insert(QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 QString QtVersion::mwcDirectory() const
@@ -1590,6 +1616,12 @@ QString QtVersion::demosPath() const
     return m_versionInfo["QT_INSTALL_DEMOS"];
 }
 
+QString QtVersion::headerInstallPath() const
+{
+    updateVersionInfo();
+    return m_versionInfo["QT_INSTALL_HEADERS"];
+}
+
 bool QtVersion::hasExamples() const
 {
     updateVersionInfo();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
index 68e155348f955bfe901d75b2ed092d89bfeb9e2f..6ccacad40614f1d8445f2a18031ea5d7ede8173e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public:
     bool hasDemos() const;
     QString demosPath() const;
 
+    QString headerInstallPath() const;
+
     // All valid Ids are >= 0
     int uniqueId() const;
     bool isQt64Bit() const;