diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
index 9443051f8a9..c3d63a30c27 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
               label="%BuildMenu.label"
               menubarPath="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.cfgmenu/gm1"
               style="pulldown"/>
+        <visibility>
+           <objectState
+              name="projectNature"
+              value="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.managedBuildNature"/>
+        </visibility>      
       </objectContribution>
       <objectContribution
            adaptable="true"