--- a/projectuiapi/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/ui/support/BuildExecutionSupport.java	
+++ a/projectuiapi/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/ui/support/BuildExecutionSupport.java	
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ 
 
 package org.netbeans.spi.project.ui.support;
 
+import java.lang.ref.Reference;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
+import org.netbeans.modules.project.uiapi.BuildExecutionSupportImplementation;
 import org.netbeans.modules.project.uiapi.Utilities;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
+import org.openide.util.ChangeSupport;
+import org.openide.util.WeakListeners;
 
 /**
  * Register running and finished build/run/debug tasks for use
@@ -77,6 +84,14 @@ 
     public static void registerFinishedItem(BuildExecutionSupport.Item item) {
         Utilities.getBuildExecutionSupportImplementation().registerFinishedItem(item);
     }
+    
+    public static BuildExecutionSupport.Item getLastItem() {
+        return Utilities.getBuildExecutionSupportImplementation().getLastItem();
+    }
+    
+    public static ChangeListenerSupport getChangeSupport() {
+        return ChangeListenerSupportImpl.getInstance();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Wrapper for the build job used by <code>BuildExecutionSupport</code>
@@ -123,4 +138,48 @@ 
          */
         FileObject getProjectDirectory();
     }
+    
+    public static interface ChangeListenerSupport {
+        
+        void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener);
+
+        void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener listener);
+
+    }
+    
+    private static class ChangeListenerSupportImpl implements ChangeListenerSupport, ChangeListener {
+        
+        private static volatile Reference<ChangeListenerSupportImpl> chsiRef = new WeakReference<ChangeListenerSupportImpl>(null);
+        private final ChangeSupport chs = new ChangeSupport(this);
+        
+        private ChangeListenerSupportImpl() {
+            BuildExecutionSupportImplementation besi = Utilities.getBuildExecutionSupportImplementation();
+            besi.addChangeListener(WeakListeners.change(this, besi));
+        }
+        
+        static ChangeListenerSupportImpl getInstance() {
+            ChangeListenerSupportImpl chsi = chsiRef.get();
+            if (chsi == null) {
+                chsi = new ChangeListenerSupportImpl();
+                chsiRef = new WeakReference<ChangeListenerSupportImpl>(chsi);
+            }
+            return chsi;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
+            chs.addChangeListener(listener);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
+            chs.removeChangeListener(listener);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
+            chs.fireChange();
+        }
+        
+    }
 }