diff --git a/components/ideintf/projectintf.pas b/components/ideintf/projectintf.pas
index 09b990b833..4623f0cd32 100644
--- a/components/ideintf/projectintf.pas
+++ b/components/ideintf/projectintf.pas
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ type
     property LazCompilerOptions: TLazCompilerOptions read GetLazCompilerOptions;
   end;
 
-  { TProjectBuildModes }
-
   { TLazProjectBuildModes }
 
   TLazProjectBuildModes = class(TComponent)
@@ -610,6 +608,20 @@ procedure RegisterProjectDescriptor(ProjDesc: TProjectDescriptor;
                        DefaultCreateFlag: TNewIDEItemFlag = niifCopy;
                        const AllowedCreateFlags: TNewIDEItemFlags = [niifCopy]);
 
+{ Call to register a custom form class with the IDE
+
+  RegisterForm parameters:
+
+  Package: The name of the package containing your custom form
+  FormClass: The class type of your custom form
+  Category: The group under which your form class apears in the New... dialog
+  Caption: The name of your form class as it appears in the New... dialog
+  Description: A brief summary of your form class as it appears in the New... dialog
+  Units: A list of units to add the uses clause of a unit with your form class
+    (Typically just the name of the unit defining your form class) }
+procedure RegisterForm(const Package: string; FormClass: TCustomFormClass;
+  const Category, Caption, Description, Units: string);
+
 
 implementation
 
@@ -1423,6 +1435,69 @@ begin
     FDescriptor:=TNewItemProject(Source).Descriptor;
 end;
 
+{ TCustomFormDescriptor }
+
+type
+  TCustomFormDescriptor = class(TFileDescPascalUnitWithResource)
+  private
+    FCaption: string;
+    FDescription: string;
+    FUnits: string;
+  public
+    constructor Create(const Package: string; FormClass: TCustomFormClass; const Caption, Description, Units: string); reintroduce;
+    function GetResourceType: TResourceType; override;
+    function GetLocalizedName: string; override;
+    function GetLocalizedDescription: string; override;
+    function GetInterfaceUsesSection: string; override;
+  end;
+
+constructor TCustomFormDescriptor.Create(const Package: string; FormClass: TCustomFormClass;
+  const Caption, Description, Units: string);
+begin
+  inherited Create;
+  RequiredPackages := 'LCL;' + Package;
+  ResourceClass := FormClass;
+  Name := Caption;
+  UseCreateFormStatements := True;
+  FCaption := Caption;
+  FDescription := Description;
+  FUnits := Units;
+end;
+
+function TCustomFormDescriptor.GetResourceType: TResourceType;
+begin
+  Result := rtRes;
+end;
+
+function TCustomFormDescriptor.GetLocalizedName: string;
+begin
+  Result := FCaption;
+end;
+
+function TCustomFormDescriptor.GetLocalizedDescription: string;
+begin
+  Result:= FDescription;
+end;
+
+function TCustomFormDescriptor.GetInterfaceUsesSection: string;
+begin
+  Result := inherited GetInterfaceUsesSection;
+  Result := Result + ', Controls, Forms,'#13#10 +
+    '  ' + FUnits;
+end;
+
+{ RegisterForm }
+
+procedure RegisterForm(const Package: string; FormClass: TCustomFormClass;
+  const Category, Caption, Description, Units: string);
+begin
+  RegisterNoIcon([FormClass]);
+  if NewIDEItems.IndexOf(Category) < 0 then
+    RegisterNewItemCategory(TNewIDEItemCategory.Create(Category));
+  RegisterProjectFileDescriptor(TCustomFormDescriptor.Create(Package, FormClass,
+    Caption, Description, Units), Category);
+end;
+
 initialization
   ProjectFileDescriptors:=nil;