diff --git a/j2ee.common/manifest.mf b/j2ee.common/manifest.mf
--- a/j2ee.common/manifest.mf
+++ b/j2ee.common/manifest.mf
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.common/1
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Needs: javax.script.ScriptEngine.freemarker
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.74
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.75
 AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
diff --git a/j2ee.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilities.java b/j2ee.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilities.java
--- a/j2ee.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilities.java
+++ b/j2ee.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilities.java
@@ -153,6 +153,24 @@
         return EjbSupport.getInstance(platform).isEjb31LiteSupported(platform);
     }
 
+    public static boolean isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile profile) {
+        if (profile.equals(Profile.JAVA_EE_5) || isAtLeastJavaEE6(profile)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile profile) {
+        if (profile.equals(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_WEB) ||
+            profile.equals(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_FULL) ||
+            profile.equals(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_WEB) ||
+            profile.equals(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_FULL)) {
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public boolean hasDefaultPersistenceProvider() {
         J2eePlatform platform  = Util.getPlatform(project);
         if (platform == null) {
diff --git a/j2ee.common/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilitiesTest.java b/j2ee.common/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilitiesTest.java
--- a/j2ee.common/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilitiesTest.java
+++ b/j2ee.common/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/common/J2eeProjectCapabilitiesTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,28 @@
         super(testName);
     }
 
+    public void testIsHigherJavaEEVersionJavaEE5() {
+        assertFalse(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.J2EE_13));
+        assertFalse(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.J2EE_14));
+
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.JAVA_EE_5));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_FULL));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_WEB));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_FULL));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE5(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_WEB));
+    }
+
+    public void testIsHigherJavaEEVersionJavaEE6full() {
+        assertFalse(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.J2EE_13));
+        assertFalse(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.J2EE_14));
+        assertFalse(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.JAVA_EE_5));
+
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_WEB));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.JAVA_EE_6_FULL));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_WEB));
+        assertTrue(J2eeProjectCapabilities.isAtLeastJavaEE6(Profile.JAVA_EE_7_FULL));
+    }
+
     public void testIsEjbSupported() throws Exception {
         Project p = createProject(Profile.JAVA_EE_5, Type.EJB);
         J2eeProjectCapabilities cap = J2eeProjectCapabilities.forProject(p);