diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui/plugin.xml b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui/plugin.xml
index 99ad10e2f9e..f388be5d497 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [235145] Add comments how to hide "Create Remote
     <!-- can be used to hide the "Create Remote Project" action in a    -->
     <!-- product built on top of TM. Just copy that XML code to a       -->
     <!-- product's plugin.xml (can be any other plugin) and uncomment.  -->
+    <!--                                                                -->
+    <!-- NOTE: Ad per Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo), a separate plugin is       -->
+    <!-- available from CVS holding activity definitions, but not the   -->
+    <!-- categories: "org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities". For details,    -->
+    <!-- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=252807#c36       -->
+    <!-- http://wiki.eclipse.org/Galileo_Capabilities                   -->
+
     <!--
 	<!- - Hide the "Create Remote Project" popupMenu by default - ->
 	<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.activities">
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/.project b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bf24159703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.ManifestBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.SchemaBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11a6a9dbee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
+Bundle-Name: %bundleName
+Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities;singleton:=true
+Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
+Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/build.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7306e4a6a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at 
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html 
+# 
+# Contributors: 
+# Martin Oberhuber - initial API and implementation 
+################################################################################
+bin.includes = META-INF/,\
+               plugin.properties,\
+               plugin.xml
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cd0102b357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at 
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html 
+# 
+# Contributors: 
+# Martin Oberhuber - initial API and implementation 
+################################################################################
+providerName=Eclipse.org
+bundleName=RSE Capabilities Plug-in
+
+activity.rse=Remote System Explorer
+activity.rse.desc=Enable features of the Remote System Explorer (RSE).
+activity.tm.terminal=Terminal
+activity.tm.terminal.desc=Enables the TM Terminal View. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.xml b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a611d077db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui.capabilities/plugin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?eclipse version="3.2"?>
+<plugin>
+
+	<extension
+       point="org.eclipse.ui.activities">
+
+	<!-- EXAMPLE CODE: Uncomment for debugging Capability Defs
+	     Put the activity in the category: By means of not putting it
+	     in any category, the Activity is invisible in the Prefspage UI.
+	     Products can add categories, or define trigger points to enable it.
+	<category id="org.eclipse.rse.Category"
+		description="Remote System Explorer (RSE) Activities"
+		name="Remote System Explorer" />
+	<categoryActivityBinding activityId="org.eclipse.rse.activity"
+		categoryId="org.eclipse.rse.Category" />
+	<categoryActivityBinding activityId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.activity"
+		categoryId="org.eclipse.rse.Category" />
+	-->
+
+    <!-- EXAMPLE CODE: CreateRemoteProject is special: typically not
+         in the UI, but disabled by default                               
+	<categoryActivityBinding activityId="org.eclipse.rse.CreateRemoteProject"
+		categoryId="org.eclipse.rse.Category" />
+	<defaultEnablement id="org.eclipse.rse.CreateRemoteProject" />  
+	-->
+
+    <!-- All of RSE, defined using general pattern for plugins -->
+    <activity
+    	  description="%activity.rse.desc"
+          id="org.eclipse.rse.activity"
+          name="%activity.rse">
+    </activity>
+    <activityPatternBinding
+          activityId="org.eclipse.rse.activity"
+          pattern="org\.eclipse\.rse\..*/.*">
+    </activityPatternBinding>
+    <activityPatternBinding
+          activityId="org.eclipse.rse.activity"
+          pattern="org\.eclipse\.tm\.discovery\..*/.*">
+    </activityPatternBinding>
+
+	<!-- Create remote project: May be disabled by default without UI -->
+  	<activity id="org.eclipse.rse.CreateRemoteProject"
+		description="Filters EFS Create Remote Project menu in the RSE Views"
+		name="RSE Create Remote Project" />
+	<activityPatternBinding
+       activityId="org.eclipse.rse.CreateRemoteProject"
+       pattern="org\.eclipse\.rse\.efs\.ui/createRemoteProject"/>
+
+	<!-- Terminal -->
+  	<activity id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.activity"
+		description="%activity.tm.terminal.desc"
+		name="%activity.tm.terminal" />
+	<activityPatternBinding
+       activityId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.activity"
+       pattern="org\.eclipse\.tm\.terminal\..*/.*"/>
+
+  </extension>
+</plugin>