diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/ICoreConstants.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/ICoreConstants.java
index a99cdcb4c57..cec10931f30 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/ICoreConstants.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/ICoreConstants.java
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public interface ICoreConstants {
 	/** Constant for the string <code>build.properties</code> */
 	String BUILD_FILENAME_DESCRIPTOR = "build.properties"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/** Constant for the string <code>pde.bnd</code> */
+	String BND_FILENAME_DESCRIPTOR = "pde.bnd"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	/**
 	 * Default version number for plugin and feature
 	 */
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
index 92c7d0627b8..3927a6bba90 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public Object[] getListElements() {
 		for (int i = 0; i < projects.length; i++) {
 			if (!WorkspaceModelManager.isBinaryProject(projects[i]) && WorkspaceModelManager.isPluginProject(projects[i])) {
 				IModel model = PluginRegistry.findModel(projects[i]);
-				if (model != null && isValidModel(model) && hasBuildProperties((IPluginModelBase) model)) {
+				if (model != null && isValidModel(model) && (hasBuildProperties((IPluginModelBase) model)
+						|| hasPdeBndDescriptor((IPluginModelBase) model))) {
 					result.add(model);
 				}
 			}
@@ -71,6 +72,16 @@ private boolean hasBuildProperties(IPluginModelBase model) {
 		return file.exists();
 	}
 
+	private boolean hasPdeBndDescriptor(IPluginModelBase model) {
+		File bin = new File(model.getInstallLocation());
+		if (bin.exists()) {
+			File file = new File(bin.getParent(), ICoreConstants.BND_FILENAME_DESCRIPTOR);
+			return file.exists();
+		}
+		return false;
+
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isValidModel(IModel model) {
 		return model != null && model instanceof IPluginModelBase;