diff --git a/shell/openprojectdialog.h b/shell/openprojectdialog.h
--- a/shell/openprojectdialog.h
+++ b/shell/openprojectdialog.h
@@ -33,7 +33,17 @@
 
 public:
     OpenProjectDialog( bool fetch, const QUrl& startUrl, QWidget* parent = 0 );
+
+    /**
+    * Return a QUrl pointing to the project's .kdev file.
+    */
     QUrl projectFileUrl();
+    /**
+    * Return a QUrl pointing to the file, that was selected by the user.
+    * Unlike projectFileUrl(), this can be a .kdev file, as well
+    * as build system file (e.g. CMakeLists.txt).
+    */
+    QUrl selectedUrl() const;
     QString projectName();
     QString projectManager();
 
@@ -48,6 +58,7 @@
 private:
     void validateProjectInfo();
     QUrl m_url;
+    QUrl m_selected;
     QString m_projectName;
     QString m_projectManager;
     KPageWidgetItem* sourcePage;
diff --git a/shell/openprojectdialog.cpp b/shell/openprojectdialog.cpp
--- a/shell/openprojectdialog.cpp
+++ b/shell/openprojectdialog.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    m_selected = url;
+
     if( isDir || extension != ShellExtension::getInstance()->projectFileExtension() )
     {
         setAppropriate( projectInfoPage, true );
@@ -212,6 +214,11 @@
     return m_url;
 }
 
+QUrl OpenProjectDialog::selectedUrl() const
+{
+    return m_selected;
+}
+
 QString OpenProjectDialog::projectName()
 {
     return m_projectName;
diff --git a/shell/projectcontroller.cpp b/shell/projectcontroller.cpp
--- a/shell/projectcontroller.cpp
+++ b/shell/projectcontroller.cpp
@@ -328,28 +328,29 @@
 ProjectDialogProvider::~ProjectDialogProvider()
 {}
 
-bool writeNewProjectFile( const QString& localConfigFile, const QString& name, const QString& manager )
+bool writeNewProjectFile( const QString& localConfigFile, const QString& name, const QString& createdFrom, const QString& manager )
 {
     KSharedConfigPtr cfg = KSharedConfig::openConfig( localConfigFile, KConfig::SimpleConfig );
     if (!cfg->isConfigWritable(true)) {
         qCDebug(SHELL) << "can't write to configfile";
         return false;
     }
     KConfigGroup grp = cfg->group( "Project" );
     grp.writeEntry( "Name", name );
+    grp.writeEntry( "CreatedFrom", createdFrom );
     grp.writeEntry( "Manager", manager );
     cfg->sync();
     return true;
 }
 
-bool writeProjectSettingsToConfigFile(const QUrl& projectFileUrl, const QString& projectName, const QString& projectManager)
+bool writeProjectSettingsToConfigFile(const QUrl& projectFileUrl, OpenProjectDialog* dlg)
 {
     if ( !projectFileUrl.isLocalFile() ) {
         QTemporaryFile tmp;
         if ( !tmp.open() ) {
             return false;
         }
-        if ( !writeNewProjectFile( tmp.fileName(), projectName, projectManager ) ) {
+        if ( !writeNewProjectFile( tmp.fileName(), dlg->projectName(), dlg->selectedUrl().fileName(), dlg->projectManager() ) ) {
             return false;
         }
         // explicitly close file before uploading it, see also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254519
@@ -359,7 +360,9 @@
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(uploadJob, Core::self()->uiControllerInternal()->defaultMainWindow());
         return uploadJob->exec();
     }
-    return writeNewProjectFile( projectFileUrl.toLocalFile(),projectName, projectManager );
+    // Here and above we take .filename() part of the selectedUrl() to make it relative to the project root,
+    // thus making .kdev file relocatable
+    return writeNewProjectFile( projectFileUrl.toLocalFile(), dlg->projectName(), dlg->selectedUrl().fileName(), dlg->projectManager() );
 }
 
 
@@ -401,18 +404,21 @@
     {
         // check whether config is equal
         bool shouldAsk = true;
-        if( projectFileUrl.isLocalFile() )
+        if( projectFileUrl == dlg.selectedUrl() )
         {
-            shouldAsk = !equalProjectFile( projectFileUrl.toLocalFile(), &dlg );
-        } else {
-            shouldAsk = false;
-
-            QTemporaryFile tmpFile;
-            if (tmpFile.open()) {
-                auto downloadJob = KIO::file_copy(projectFileUrl, QUrl::fromLocalFile(tmpFile.fileName()));
-                KJobWidgets::setWindow(downloadJob, qApp->activeWindow());
-                if (downloadJob->exec()) {
-                    shouldAsk = !equalProjectFile(tmpFile.fileName(), &dlg);
+            if( projectFileUrl.isLocalFile() )
+            {
+                shouldAsk = !equalProjectFile( projectFileUrl.toLocalFile(), &dlg );
+            } else {
+                shouldAsk = false;
+
+                QTemporaryFile tmpFile;
+                if (tmpFile.open()) {
+                    auto downloadJob = KIO::file_copy(projectFileUrl, QUrl::fromLocalFile(tmpFile.fileName()));
+                    KJobWidgets::setWindow(downloadJob, qApp->activeWindow());
+                    if (downloadJob->exec()) {
+                        shouldAsk = !equalProjectFile(tmpFile.fileName(), &dlg);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -446,7 +452,7 @@
     }
 
     if (writeProjectConfigToFile) {
-        if (!writeProjectSettingsToConfigFile(projectFileUrl, dlg.projectName(), dlg.projectManager())) {
+        if (!writeProjectSettingsToConfigFile(projectFileUrl, &dlg)) {
             KMessageBox::error(d->m_core->uiControllerInternal()->defaultMainWindow(),
                 i18n("Unable to create configuration file %1", projectFileUrl.url()));
             return QUrl();