diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
index 89ee47c5706..f4ce6c959ee 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,29 @@
    </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.popupMenus">
+      <objectContribution
+            objectClass="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject"
+            adaptable="false"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.popupMenu.CViewContribution">
+         <action
+               label="%ActionMakeCreateTarget.label"
+               class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.actions.CreateTargetAction"
+               menubarPath="buildGroup"
+               enablesFor="1"
+               id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.CViewCreateTargetAction">
+         </action>
+         <action
+               label="%ActionMakeBuildTarget.label"
+               class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.actions.BuildTargetAction"
+               menubarPath="buildGroup"
+               enablesFor="1"
+               id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.CViewBuildTargetAction">
+         </action>
+         <filter
+               name="projectNature"
+               value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.makeNature">
+         </filter>
+      </objectContribution>
       <objectContribution
             objectClass="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICContainer"
             adaptable="false"
@@ -331,6 +354,9 @@
                   <objectClass
                         name="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICContainer">
                   </objectClass>
+                  <objectClass
+                        name="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject">
+                  </objectClass>
                </or>
             </enablement>
          </action>
@@ -349,6 +375,9 @@
                   <objectClass
                         name="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICContainer">
                   </objectClass>
+                  <objectClass
+                        name="org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject">
+                  </objectClass>
                </or>
             </enablement>
          </action>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/actions/AbstractTargetAction.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/actions/AbstractTargetAction.java
index e154c6716ba..bd5660a4681 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/actions/AbstractTargetAction.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/actions/AbstractTargetAction.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.actions;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICContainer;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.MakeCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.ui.MakeUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IContainer;
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractTargetAction
 			IStructuredSelection sel = (IStructuredSelection) selection;
 			Object obj = sel.getFirstElement();
 			if (obj instanceof ICElement) {
-				if ( obj instanceof ICContainer) {
-					fContainer = (IContainer) ((ICContainer) obj).getUnderlyingResource();
+				if ( obj instanceof ICContainer || obj instanceof ICProject) {
+					fContainer = (IContainer) ((ICElement) obj).getUnderlyingResource();
 				} else {
 					obj = ((ICElement)obj).getResource();
 					if ( obj != null) {