diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
index 69ee79fc55b..104b9ca2740 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
@@ -67,4 +67,16 @@
       </launchConfigurationTabGroup>
    </extension>
 
+   <extension point = "org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchShortcuts">
+      <shortcut
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.localCShortcut"
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.launch.internal.CApplicationLaunchShortcut"
+            label="C Application"
+            icon="icons/c_app.gif"
+            modes="run, debug">
+            <perspective id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CPerspective"/>
+            <perspective id="org.eclipse.debug.ui.DebugPerspective"/>
+      </shortcut>
+   </extension>
+
 </plugin>