diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CProjectDescriptionManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CProjectDescriptionManager.java
index 2c1d9c1da22..ff733355e97 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CProjectDescriptionManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CProjectDescriptionManager.java
@@ -286,8 +286,25 @@ public class CProjectDescriptionManager implements ICProjectDescriptionManager {
 		CProjectDescriptionStorageManager.getInstance().projectClosedRemove(project);
 	}
 
-	public void projectMove(IProject from, IProject to) {
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param from 	Project to move the description from
+	 * @param to	Project where the description is moved to
+	 * @return		<b>ICProjectDescription</b> - non serialized, modified, writable 
+	 * project description. To serialize, call <code>setProjectDescription()</code> 
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public ICProjectDescription projectMove(IProject from, IProject to) {
 		CProjectDescriptionStorageManager.getInstance().projectMove(from, to);
+
+		int flags = CProjectDescriptionManager.INTERNAL_GET_IGNORE_CLOSE |
+					CProjectDescriptionManager.GET_WRITABLE;
+		CProjectDescription des = (CProjectDescription)getProjectDescription(to, flags);
+		// set configuration descriptions to "writable" state
+		for (ICConfigurationDescription cfgDes : des.getConfigurations()) {
+				des.updateChild((CConfigurationDescription)cfgDes, true);
+		}
+		return des;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
index c2689582119..eca0b940dd1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ public class ResourceChangeHandler extends ResourceChangeHandlerBase implements
 			IProject toProject = toRc.getProject();
 			switch(toRc.getType()){
 			case IResource.PROJECT:{
-				fMngr.projectMove(fromProject, toProject);
+				ICProjectDescription des = fMngr.projectMove(fromProject, toProject);
 				fRemovedProjSet.add(fromProject);
+				if(des != null)
+					fProjDesMap.put(toProject, des);
 			}
 			break;
 			case IResource.FOLDER:{