diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cbd7581c7223bbe87fbcafa829e03e015e1adf5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator
+**
+** Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+**
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** Commercial Usage
+**
+** Licensees holding valid Qt Commercial licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the Qt Commercial License Agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Nokia.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+**
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please
+** contact the sales department at http://qt.nokia.com/contact.
+**
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#include "projectconfiguration.h"
+
+using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+
+namespace {
+const char * const CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id");
+const char * const DISPLAY_NAME_KEY("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DisplayName");
+}
+
+ProjectConfiguration::ProjectConfiguration(const QString &id) :
+    m_id(id)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!m_id.isEmpty());
+}
+
+ProjectConfiguration::ProjectConfiguration(ProjectConfiguration *config)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(config);
+    m_id = config->m_id;
+    m_displayName = tr("Clone of %1").arg(config->displayName());
+    Q_ASSERT(!m_id.isEmpty());
+}
+
+ProjectConfiguration::~ProjectConfiguration()
+{
+}
+
+QString ProjectConfiguration::id() const
+{
+    return m_id;
+}
+
+QString ProjectConfiguration::displayName() const
+{
+    return m_displayName;
+}
+
+void ProjectConfiguration::setDisplayName(const QString &name)
+{
+    if (name == m_displayName)
+        return;
+    m_displayName = name;
+    emit displayNameChanged();
+}
+
+QVariantMap ProjectConfiguration::toMap() const
+{
+    QVariantMap map;
+    map.insert(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY), m_id);
+    map.insert(QLatin1String(DISPLAY_NAME_KEY), m_displayName);
+    return map;
+}
+
+bool ProjectConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
+{
+    m_id = map.value(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY), QString()).toString();
+    m_displayName = map.value(QLatin1String(DISPLAY_NAME_KEY), QString()).toString();
+    return !m_id.isEmpty();
+}
+
+QString ProjectExplorer::idFromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
+{
+    return map.value(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY), QString()).toString();
+}
+
+QString ProjectExplorer::displayNameFromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
+{
+    return map.value(QLatin1String(DISPLAY_NAME_KEY), QString()).toString();
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8d3fc8ec72abfd758952904e8b8c1382ec55884b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator
+**
+** Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+**
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** Commercial Usage
+**
+** Licensees holding valid Qt Commercial licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the Qt Commercial License Agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Nokia.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+**
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please
+** contact the sales department at http://qt.nokia.com/contact.
+**
+**************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef PROJECTCONFIGURATION_H
+#define PROJECTCONFIGURATION_H
+
+#include "projectexplorer_export.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/QVariantMap>
+
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+
+class Project;
+
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectConfiguration : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    // ctors are protected
+    virtual ~ProjectConfiguration();
+
+    QString id() const;
+    QString displayName() const;
+    void setDisplayName(const QString &name);
+
+    // Note: Make sure subclasses call the superclasses toMap() method!
+    virtual QVariantMap toMap() const;
+
+signals:
+    void displayNameChanged();
+
+protected:
+    ProjectConfiguration(const QString &id);
+    ProjectConfiguration(ProjectConfiguration *config);
+
+    // Note: Make sure subclasses call the superclasses toMap() method!
+    virtual bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
+
+private:
+    QString m_id;
+    QString m_displayName;
+};
+
+// helper functions:
+PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT QString idFromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
+PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT QString displayNameFromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
+
+} // namespace ProjectExplorer
+
+#endif // PROJECTCONFIGURATION_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
index 32a3e1baf22e3449b7bfe2f5a836243a524dd425..da492ea272d1d7284180020571ce1dffdb52c078 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ HEADERS += projectexplorer.h \
     dependenciespanel.h \
     allprojectsfilter.h \
     ioutputparser.h \
+    projectconfiguration.h \
     gnumakeparser.h \
     projectexplorerconstants.h \
     projectexplorersettings.h \
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ SOURCES += projectexplorer.cpp \
     buildmanager.cpp \
     compileoutputwindow.cpp \
     ioutputparser.cpp \
+    projectconfiguration.cpp \
     gnumakeparser.cpp \
     taskwindow.cpp \
     outputwindow.cpp \