diff --git a/src/cmakeTaskProvider.ts b/src/cmakeTaskProvider.ts
index 0ab191c0f..e67f6f1e2 100644
--- a/src/cmakeTaskProvider.ts
+++ b/src/cmakeTaskProvider.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as proc from './proc';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { Environment, EnvironmentUtils } from './environmentVariables';
 import * as logging from './logging';
-import { getActiveProject } from './extension';
+import { extensionManager, getActiveProject } from './extension';
 import { CMakeProject, ConfigureTrigger } from './cmakeProject';
 import * as preset from '@cmt/preset';
 import { UseCMakePresets } from './config';
@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@ export class CMakeTaskProvider implements vscode.TaskProvider {
         const result: CMakeTask[] = [];
         const project: CMakeProject | undefined = getActiveProject();
         const targets: string[] | undefined = await project?.getDefaultBuildTargets() || ["all"];
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.config, project?.useCMakePresets));
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.build, project?.useCMakePresets, targets));
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.install, project?.useCMakePresets));
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.test, project?.useCMakePresets));
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.clean, project?.useCMakePresets));
-        result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.cleanRebuild, project?.useCMakePresets, targets));
+        if (extensionManager?.workspaceHasAtLeastOneProject()) {
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.config, project?.useCMakePresets));
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.build, project?.useCMakePresets, targets));
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.install, project?.useCMakePresets));
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.test, project?.useCMakePresets));
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.clean, project?.useCMakePresets));
+            result.push(await CMakeTaskProvider.provideTask(CommandType.cleanRebuild, project?.useCMakePresets, targets));
+        }
+
         return result;
     }