diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGeneratorFactory.h b/Source/cmGlobalGeneratorFactory.h
index 67875197d07ff7ea7cf103aa4d4b73f75cde89c5..74d314538677f65db4f47f51ce47534dc6155189 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGeneratorFactory.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGeneratorFactory.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public:
 
   /** Determine whether or not this generator supports toolsets */
   virtual bool SupportsToolset() const = 0;
+
+  /** Determine whether or not this generator supports platforms */
+  virtual bool SupportsPlatform() const = 0;
 };
 
 template <class T>
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ public:
 
   /** Determine whether or not this generator supports toolsets */
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return T::SupportsToolset(); }
+
+  /** Determine whether or not this generator supports platforms */
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return T::SupportsPlatform(); }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGhsMultiGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGhsMultiGenerator.h
index 473d153b965c238f9e403199d0e31986c1963500..b2aac45a929ef0c0b58edf9fed0e329e65ee2f90 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGhsMultiGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGhsMultiGenerator.h
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ public:
    */
   static bool SupportsToolset() { return false; }
 
+  /**
+   * Utilized by the generator factory to determine if this generator
+   * supports platforms.
+   */
+  static bool SupportsPlatform() { return false; }
+
   /**
   * Try to determine system information such as shared library
   * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.h
index 69ec6cab89716e8da04d86acf17043d2983cecb9..c74973e17534dd9da9af9788bbbfcecb1b64bfc1 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.h
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ public:
    */
   static bool SupportsToolset() { return false; }
 
+  /**
+   * Utilized by the generator factory to determine if this generator
+   * supports platforms.
+   */
+  static bool SupportsPlatform() { return false; }
+
   /**
    * Write a build statement to @a os with the @a comment using
    * the @a rule the list of @a outputs files and inputs.
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
index 98969ff965dff76e48e06021fbbc184358fe2d70..ceb4140bfaece58a13693f2aa5f3955eb2191e12 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ public:
    */
   static bool SupportsToolset() { return false; }
 
+  /**
+   * Utilized by the generator factory to determine if this generator
+   * supports platforms.
+   */
+  static bool SupportsPlatform() { return false; }
+
   /** Get the documentation entry for this generator.  */
   static void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry);
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index 2379266276af43c026bc729d3154a8cb801eebd3..c13c622f54b47a376f7eae36130d76f914ffe4b5 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
index 106f1dd446f4a4d8dfd743104ae0575761416eef..1478a1775041c0c85ce6336442052f7df975b050 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
index 2b32153b51f177da56ac36c63155e9bfe1435d19..3047171055ee50e14398731ea9b70eb75b628f71 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.cxx
index 920d995878ead7d90c2d5a44e0e24927a60e3e59..254682c892c59d2fee9d7137944f7d61e6498919 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.cxx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
index 2092343c094914fd3bc277b13429dd02c644da12..8a33ee0f7b63ccb503d988b575ff0908825051b9 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ public:
    */
   static bool SupportsToolset() { return false; }
 
+  /**
+   * Utilized by the generator factory to determine if this generator
+   * supports platforms.
+   */
+  static bool SupportsPlatform() { return false; }
+
   /**
    * Try to determine system information such as shared library
    * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index 3cade96283d8dceff64ba12771f504eea72c2301..2c0168e1be95e5c3c0b9b4e49eaecb86556fc759 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return false; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Generator.cxx
index b65a5a93b61e6b3da309d703db98d4cb71d2574f..acc7baa6a1dabb7ef4e2452b78144d6e596e3daa 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Generator.cxx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return false; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalGeneratorFactory* cmGlobalVisualStudio9Generator::NewFactory()
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 7b085d03de75f89b7453e3892d271d77e07ec2cd..23fad512a5b4bef7aa0c4c50309dfd1b95604892 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool SupportsToolset() const CM_OVERRIDE { return true; }
+  bool SupportsPlatform() const CM_OVERRIDE { return false; }
 };
 
 cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::cmGlobalXCodeGenerator(cmake* cm,
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index c5976053ee1789e9b1b096a6a7f869b4897edb0c..fceec1692387b464254acbb7fd6d351ca61b90e7 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ void cmake::GetRegisteredGenerators(std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators)
     for (size_t j = 0; j < names.size(); ++j) {
       GeneratorInfo info;
       info.supportsToolset = (*i)->SupportsToolset();
+      info.supportsPlatform = (*i)->SupportsPlatform();
       info.name = names[j];
       generators.push_back(info);
     }
@@ -865,6 +866,7 @@ void cmake::GetRegisteredGenerators(std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators)
     GeneratorInfo info;
     info.name = i->first;
     info.supportsToolset = false;
+    info.supportsPlatform = false;
     generators.push_back(info);
   }
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmake.h b/Source/cmake.h
index 4a5376d99d13e5ab3b4281982897525afd2c8829..4ca2a80bace11b139f7e582a4029944f5635a787 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.h
+++ b/Source/cmake.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public:
   {
     std::string name;
     bool supportsToolset;
+    bool supportsPlatform;
   };
 
   typedef std::map<std::string, cmInstalledFile> InstalledFilesMap;