diff --git a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 target_link_libraries(kdevheaptrack
     kdevheaptrack_config
     KDev::Project
+    KDev::IExecute
 )
 if(KF5SysGuard_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(kdevheaptrack
diff --git a/debuggers/common/CMakeLists.txt b/debuggers/common/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/debuggers/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/debuggers/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     Qt5::Widgets
     KDev::Util
     KDev::Language
+    KDev::IExecute
 )
 if(KF5SysGuard_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(kdevdebuggercommon
diff --git a/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt b/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     KDev::Debugger
     KDev::Shell
     KDev::Interfaces
+    KDev::IExecute
     KF5::KIOWidgets
     Qt5::Core
     Qt5::Gui
diff --git a/debuggers/lldb/CMakeLists.txt b/debuggers/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/debuggers/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/debuggers/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     kdevdebuggercommon
     KDev::Debugger
     KDev::Interfaces
+    KDev::IExecute
     PRIVATE
     Qt5::Core
     Qt5::Gui
diff --git a/kdeintegration/executeplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt b/kdeintegration/executeplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kdeintegration/executeplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdeintegration/executeplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
     KDev::Interfaces
     KDev::Util
     KDev::Project
-    KDev::OutputView)
+    KDev::OutputView
+    KDev::IExecute
+)
diff --git a/kdevplatform/cmake/modules/KDevPlatformMacrosInternal.cmake b/kdevplatform/cmake/modules/KDevPlatformMacrosInternal.cmake
--- a/kdevplatform/cmake/modules/KDevPlatformMacrosInternal.cmake
+++ b/kdevplatform/cmake/modules/KDevPlatformMacrosInternal.cmake
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
                         "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${KDevPlatform_SOURCE_DIR}>" "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${KDevPlatform_BINARY_DIR}>"
                         "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}>" # useful for the "something.export.h" includes
     )
-    #some plugins install interfaces such as execute/iexecuteplugin.h
-    target_include_directories(${target} INTERFACE
-                        "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${KDevPlatform_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins>" "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${KDevPlatform_BINARY_DIR}/plugins>" )
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
         VERSION ${KDEVPLATFORM_VERSION}
         SOVERSION ${KDEVPLATFORM_LIB_SOVERSION}
diff --git a/kdevplatform/plugins/execute/CMakeLists.txt b/kdevplatform/plugins/execute/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kdevplatform/plugins/execute/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdevplatform/plugins/execute/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
     KDev::Shell
 )
 
+add_library(KDevPlatformIExecute INTERFACE)
+add_library(KDev::IExecute ALIAS KDevPlatformIExecute)
+target_include_directories(KDevPlatformIExecute INTERFACE
+    "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${KDevPlatform_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins>"
+    "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/kdevplatform>"
+)
+set_target_properties(KDevPlatformIExecute PROPERTIES
+    EXPORT_NAME IExecute
+)
+install(TARGETS KDevPlatformIExecute EXPORT KDevPlatformTargets ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
+
 ########### install files ###############
 
 install(FILES iexecuteplugin.h DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/kdevplatform/execute COMPONENT Devel)