diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index f9adf2325e0..727ae91b283 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -3767,14 +3767,40 @@
 	         menuGroupId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.newProject"
 	         type="new"
 	         wizardId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.NewCWizard1">
-		 <enablement/>
+		 <enablement>
+		 	<or>
+	         	<with variable="activeWorkbenchWindow.activePerspective">
+                    <equals
+                          value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CPerspective">
+                    </equals>
+	         	</with>
+	         	<instanceof value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement" />	
+		        <and>
+		            <instanceof value="org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject"/>
+		            <test property="org.eclipse.core.resources.projectNature" value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.cnature"/>
+		        </and>
+         	</or>
+         </enablement>
 	   </commonWizard>
 	   <commonWizard
 	         associatedExtensionId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.navigator.content"
 	         menuGroupId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.newProject"
 	         type="new"
 	         wizardId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.NewCWizard2">
-		 <enablement/>
+		 <enablement>
+		 	<or>
+	         	<with variable="activeWorkbenchWindow.activePerspective">
+                    <equals
+                          value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CPerspective">
+                    </equals>
+	         	</with>
+	         	<instanceof value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement" />	
+		        <and>
+		            <instanceof value="org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject"/>
+		            <test property="org.eclipse.core.resources.projectNature" value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.cnature"/>
+		        </and>
+         	</or>
+         </enablement>
 	   </commonWizard>
 	   <commonWizard
 	         associatedExtensionId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.navigator.content"