diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
index f4ac309941f..134b4278f7e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-04-16 David Inglis
+	
+	Register our adapter factory though new extension point
+
+	* plugin.xml
+	
 2004-04-16 David Inglis
 
 	Update properties page binary catagory name.
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 97f7e8e25a3..2bb9e48be52 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@
 <!-- =========================================================================== -->
    <extension-point id="textHovers" name="%textHoversName"/>
 
+   <extension point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.adapters">
+		<factory 
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CElementAdapterFactory" 
+            adaptableType="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement">
+            
+            <adapter type="org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource"/>
+            <adapter type="org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject"/>
+                       
+            <adapter type="org.eclipse.ui.model.IWorkbenchAdapter"/>
+            <adapter type="org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.IPropertySource"/>
+		</factory>
+   </extension>     	
+
 <!-- Implement our filters for C-View.  -->
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CElementFilters">