diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Sdk/targets/Xamarin.Android.Sdk.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Sdk/targets/Xamarin.Android.Sdk.targets
index a0bd986a9a0..ffd24e1dcef 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Sdk/targets/Xamarin.Android.Sdk.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Sdk/targets/Xamarin.Android.Sdk.targets
@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Xamarin.Android.Sdk.Tooling.targets" />
 
+  <!-- Automatically supply project capabilities for IDE use -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectCapability Include="Mobile" />
+    <ProjectCapability Include="Android" />
+    <ProjectCapability Include="AndroidApplication" Condition="$(AndroidApplication)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>