diff --git a/ide/projecticon.pas b/ide/projecticon.pas
index 7578703dc8..dae5122192 100644
--- a/ide/projecticon.pas
+++ b/ide/projecticon.pas
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type
     function GetStream: TStream;
     procedure SetStream(AStream: TStream);
 
+    function HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean; override;
+    function HasAnySystemResource: Boolean; override;
     function UpdateResources(AResources: TAbstractProjectResources; const MainFilename: string): Boolean; override;
     function CreateIconFile: Boolean;
 
@@ -111,6 +113,16 @@ begin
   IconText := NewIconText;
 end;
 
+function TProjectIcon.HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := IconText <> '';
+end;
+
+function TProjectIcon.HasAnySystemResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := IconText <> '';
+end;
+
 function TProjectIcon.UpdateResources(AResources: TAbstractProjectResources;
   const MainFilename: string): Boolean;
 var
@@ -134,6 +146,7 @@ begin
   // the preferred way is this:
   // RCIcon := sIcon + #$D#$A + GetAsHex;
   // but it does not work
+
   if CreateIconFile then
     AResources.AddSystemResource(sIcon + Format(' "%s"', [StringReplace(icoFileName, '\', '\\', [rfReplaceAll])]))
   else
diff --git a/ide/projectresources.pas b/ide/projectresources.pas
index 9c0a80c051..a292b1477f 100644
--- a/ide/projectresources.pas
+++ b/ide/projectresources.pas
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ type
     function Regenerate(const AWorkingDir, MainFileName: String): Boolean;
     function UpdateMainSourceFile(const AFileName: string): Boolean;
 
-    function HasSystemResources: Boolean;
-    function HasLazarusResources: Boolean;
+    function HasSystemResources(CheckLists: Boolean): Boolean;
+    function HasLazarusResources(CheckLists: Boolean): Boolean;
 
     procedure WriteToProjectFile(AConfig: TXMLConfig; Path: String);
     procedure ReadFromProjectFile(AConfig: TXMLConfig; Path: String);
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ end;
 
 function TProjectResources.Update: Boolean;
 begin
+  // CheckMode is used only to test whether we have paticular resources
   Clear;
   // handle versioninfo
   Result := VersionInfo.UpdateResources(Self, rcFileName);
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ begin
     Exit;
 
   AStream := nil;
-  if HasSystemResources then
+  if HasSystemResources(True) then
   begin
     try
       AStream := TFileStream.Create(UTF8ToSys(rcFileName), fmCreate);
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ begin
       AStream.Free;
     end;
   end;
-  if HasLazarusResources then
+  if HasLazarusResources(True) then
   begin
     try
       AStream := TFileStream.Create(UTF8ToSys(lrsFileName), fmCreate);
@@ -236,14 +237,24 @@ begin
   Result := True;
 end;
 
-function TProjectResources.HasSystemResources: Boolean;
+function TProjectResources.HasSystemResources(CheckLists: Boolean): Boolean;
 begin
-  Result := FSystemResources.Count > 0;
+  if CheckLists then
+    Result := FSystemResources.Count > 0
+  else
+    Result := VersionInfo.HasAnySystemResource or
+              XPManifest.HasAnySystemResource or
+              ProjectIcon.HasAnySystemResource;
 end;
 
-function TProjectResources.HasLazarusResources: Boolean;
+function TProjectResources.HasLazarusResources(CheckLists: Boolean): Boolean;
 begin
-  Result := FLazarusResources.Count > 0;
+  if CheckLists then
+    Result := FLazarusResources.Count > 0
+  else
+    Result := VersionInfo.HasAnyLazarusResource or
+              XPManifest.HasAnyLazarusResource or
+              ProjectIcon.HasAnyLazarusResource;
 end;
 
 procedure TProjectResources.WriteToProjectFile(AConfig: TXMLConfig; Path: String);
@@ -310,8 +321,7 @@ var
   NamePos, InPos: integer;
 begin
   Result := True;
-  if not Update then
-    Exit;
+
   CodeBuf := CodeToolBoss.LoadFile(AFilename, False, False);
   if CodeBuf <> nil then
   begin
@@ -322,7 +332,7 @@ begin
     // update LResources uses
     if CodeToolBoss.FindUnitInAllUsesSections(CodeBuf, LazResourcesUnit, NamePos, InPos) then
     begin
-      if not HasLazarusResources then
+      if not HasLazarusResources(False) then
       begin
         if not CodeToolBoss.RemoveUnitFromAllUsesSections(CodeBuf, LazResourcesUnit) then
         begin
@@ -333,7 +343,7 @@ begin
       end;
     end
     else
-    if HasLazarusResources then
+    if HasLazarusResources(False) then
     begin
       if not CodeToolBoss.AddUnitToMainUsesSection(CodeBuf, LazResourcesUnit,'') then
       begin
@@ -349,7 +359,7 @@ begin
                                NewTopLine, Filename, false) then
     begin
       // there is a resource directive in the source
-      if not HasSystemResources then
+      if not HasSystemResources(False) then
       begin
         if not CodeToolBoss.RemoveDirective(NewCode, NewX,NewY,true) then
         begin
@@ -360,7 +370,7 @@ begin
       end;
     end
     else
-    if HasSystemResources then
+    if HasSystemResources(False) then
     begin
       if not CodeToolBoss.AddResourceDirective(CodeBuf,
         Filename,false,'{$IFDEF WINDOWS}{$R '+Filename+'}{$ENDIF}') then
@@ -379,7 +389,7 @@ begin
     begin
       // there is a resource directive in the source
       //debugln(['TProjectResources.UpdateMainSourceFile include directive found']);
-      if not HasLazarusResources then
+      if not HasLazarusResources(False) then
       begin
         if not CodeToolBoss.RemoveDirective(NewCode, NewX,NewY,true) then
         begin
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ begin
       end;
     end
     else
-    if HasLazarusResources then
+    if HasLazarusResources(False) then
     begin
       //debugln(['TProjectResources.UpdateMainSourceFile include directive not found']);
       if not CodeToolBoss.AddIncludeDirective(CodeBuf,
diff --git a/ide/w32manifest.pas b/ide/w32manifest.pas
index 40e9f4e77f..323e567437 100644
--- a/ide/w32manifest.pas
+++ b/ide/w32manifest.pas
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type
   public
     function UpdateResources(AResources: TAbstractProjectResources; const MainFilename: string): Boolean; override;
 
+    function HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean; override;
+    function HasAnySystemResource: Boolean; override;
     property UseManifest: boolean read FUseManifest write SetUseManifest;
   end;
 
@@ -94,5 +96,15 @@ begin
     AResources.AddSystemResource(sManifest);
 end;
 
+function TProjectXPManifest.HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := False;
+end;
+
+function TProjectXPManifest.HasAnySystemResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := UseManifest;
+end;
+
 end.
 
diff --git a/ide/w32versioninfo.pas b/ide/w32versioninfo.pas
index 324cf335bb..9c048db157 100644
--- a/ide/w32versioninfo.pas
+++ b/ide/w32versioninfo.pas
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ type
     procedure SetUseVersionInfo(const AValue: boolean);
     procedure SetVersionNr(const AValue: integer);
   public
+    function HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean; override;
+    function HasAnySystemResource: Boolean; override;
     function UpdateResources(AResources: TAbstractProjectResources; const MainFilename: string): Boolean; override;
 
     property UseVersionInfo: boolean read FUseVersionInfo write SetUseVersionInfo;
@@ -511,6 +513,16 @@ begin
   Modified:=true;
 end;
 
+function TProjectVersionInfo.HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := False;
+end;
+
+function TProjectVersionInfo.HasAnySystemResource: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := UseVersionInfo;
+end;
+
 finalization
   FreeAndNil(fHexCharSets);
   FreeAndNil(fHexLanguages);
diff --git a/ideintf/projectresourcesintf.pas b/ideintf/projectresourcesintf.pas
index 5ca3f81f72..23e3347939 100644
--- a/ideintf/projectresourcesintf.pas
+++ b/ideintf/projectresourcesintf.pas
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type
     FOnModified: TNotifyEvent;
     procedure SetModified(const AValue: boolean);
   public
+    function HasAnyLazarusResource: Boolean; virtual; abstract;
+    function HasAnySystemResource: Boolean; virtual; abstract;
     function UpdateResources(AResources: TAbstractProjectResources; const MainFilename: string): Boolean; virtual; abstract;
 
     constructor Create; virtual;