diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/.settings/.api_filters b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/.settings/.api_filters
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0fd282cb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/.settings/.api_filters
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<component id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core" version="2">
+    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/MakeCorePlugin.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.MakeCorePlugin">
+        <filter id="388194388">
+            <message_arguments>
+                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.MakeCorePlugin"/>
+                <message_argument value="MAKEFILE_DIRS"/>
+                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.coreeditor_makefile_dirs"/>
+            </message_arguments>
+        </filter>
+        <filter id="388194388">
+            <message_arguments>
+                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.MakeCorePlugin"/>
+                <message_argument value="MAKEFILE_STYLE"/>
+                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.coreeditor_makefile_style"/>
+            </message_arguments>
+        </filter>
+    </resource>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/MakeCorePlugin.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/MakeCorePlugin.java
index 4b157ac8e8d..eaef3ef70db 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/MakeCorePlugin.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/MakeCorePlugin.java
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ public class MakeCorePlugin extends Plugin {
 	public static final String GCC_SPECS_CONSOLE_PARSER_ID = MakeCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier() + ".GCCSpecsConsoleParser"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String GCC_SCANNER_INFO_CONSOLE_PARSER_ID = MakeCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier() + ".GCCScannerInfoConsoleParser"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
-	public static final String MAKEFILE_STYLE = PLUGIN_ID + "editor_makefile_style"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	public static final String MAKEFILE_DIRS = PLUGIN_ID + "editor_makefile_dirs"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String MAKEFILE_STYLE = PLUGIN_ID + ".editor_makefile_style"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String MAKEFILE_DIRS = PLUGIN_ID + ".editor_makefile_dirs"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	public static final String CFG_DATA_PROVIDER_ID =  PLUGIN_ID + ".configurationDataProvider"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private MakeTargetManager fTargetManager;
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
index a931132ab90..c1ad58cbe5a 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ AddTask.label=Add &Task...
 AddTask.tooltip=Add Task...
 AddBookmark.label=Add Boo&kmark...
 AddBookmark.tooltip=Add Bookmark...
+
+transfer.MakefileEditorAppearance.name = C/C++ Makefile Editor Preferences
+transfer.MakefileEditorAppearance.description = Preferences related to how the editor presents the edited code to the user (including colors, fonts, etc...)
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
index c296710ea37..2be83efb2b6 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -541,4 +541,24 @@
          </description>
       </fontDefinition>
    </extension>
+ <extension
+       point="org.eclipse.ui.preferenceTransfer">
+    <transfer
+          icon="icons/etool16/makefile.gif"
+          id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.transfer.editor.appearance"
+          name="%transfer.MakefileEditorAppearance.name">
+       <mapping scope="instance">
+          <entry node="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui">
+            <key name="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui." match="prefix"/>
+            <key name="editor_" match="prefix"/>
+          </entry>
+          <entry node="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core">
+            <key name="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.editor_" match="prefix"/>
+          </entry>
+       </mapping>
+       <description>
+          %transfer.MakefileEditorAppearance.description
+       </description>
+    </transfer>
+   </extension>
 </plugin>