diff --git a/msbuild/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.targets b/msbuild/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.targets
index 7fe47ac98489..0aac9b1482d6 100644
--- a/msbuild/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.targets
+++ b/msbuild/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.targets
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@
   <!-- Default item includes (globs and implicit references) -->
   <Import Project="Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.DefaultItems.targets" />
 
+  <!-- Automatically supply project capabilities for IDE use -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectCapability Include="Apple" />
+    <ProjectCapability Include="Mobile" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+	
   <Import Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" Project="Sdk.targets" />
 
   <!-- Project types and how do we distinguish between them