diff --git a/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.cpp b/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.cpp
index 33620fbe5c4..297574744de 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.cpp
+++ b/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 
 const QString PI_Project(QLS("Project"));
+const QString PI_ProjectImageKeys(QLS("ProjectImageKeys"));
 const QString PI_TestCase(QLS("TestCase"));
 const QString PI_HostName(QLS("HostName"));
 const QString PI_HostAddress(QLS("HostAddress"));
diff --git a/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.h b/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.h
index 4151d30c9c0..3786c3390af 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.h
+++ b/tests/baseline/shared/baselineprotocol.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #define FileFormat "png"
 
 extern const QString PI_Project;
+extern const QString PI_ProjectImageKeys;
 extern const QString PI_TestCase;
 extern const QString PI_HostName;
 extern const QString PI_HostAddress;
diff --git a/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.cpp b/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.cpp
index 004d8013f1c..493be4bd7a4 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.cpp
+++ b/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,10 @@ bool connectToBaselineServer(QByteArray *msg, const QString &testProject, const
     bool dummy;
     QByteArray dummyMsg;
 
-    definedTestProject = testProject;
-    definedTestCase = testCase;
+    if (!testProject.isEmpty())
+        definedTestProject = testProject;
+    if (!testCase.isEmpty())
+        definedTestCase = testCase;
 
     return connect(msg ? msg : &dummyMsg, &dummy);
 }
@@ -255,6 +257,16 @@ void setSimFail(bool fail)
     simfail = fail;
 }
 
+void setProject(const QString &projectName)
+{
+    definedTestProject = projectName;
+}
+
+void setProjectImageKeys(const QStringList &keys)
+{
+    QString keyList = keys.join(QLC(','));
+    addClientProperty(PI_ProjectImageKeys, keyList);
+}
 
 void modifyImage(QImage *img)
 {
diff --git a/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.h b/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.h
index c525fc8466c..df99348488d 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.h
+++ b/tests/baseline/shared/qbaselinetest.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace QBaselineTest {
 void setAutoMode(bool mode);
 void setSimFail(bool fail);
 void handleCmdLineArgs(int *argcp, char ***argvp);
+void setProject(const QString &projectName); // Selects server config settings and top level dir
+void setProjectImageKeys(const QStringList &keys); // Overrides the ItemPathKeys config setting
 void addClientProperty(const QString& key, const QString& value);
 bool connectToBaselineServer(QByteArray *msg = nullptr, const QString &testProject = QString(), const QString &testCase = QString());
 bool checkImage(const QImage& img, const char *name, quint16 checksum, QByteArray *msg, bool *error, int manualdatatag = 0);
diff --git a/tests/baseline/shared/qwidgetbaselinetest.cpp b/tests/baseline/shared/qwidgetbaselinetest.cpp
index 90e2af26ea5..1553a2d82f3 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/shared/qwidgetbaselinetest.cpp
+++ b/tests/baseline/shared/qwidgetbaselinetest.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 QWidgetBaselineTest::QWidgetBaselineTest()
 {
-    QBaselineTest::addClientProperty("Project", "Widgets");
+    QBaselineTest::setProject("Widgets");
 
     // Set key platform properties that are relevant for the appearance of widgets
     const QString platformName = QGuiApplication::platformName() + "-" + QSysInfo::productType();