diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f05b67c9f..16484c252 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features:
 
 - Add the possibility to open the current build directory in the Explorer [#1451](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/1451)
 - Add support for CMakePresets V7 and V8. [#3549](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/3549)
+- Update `api.ts` to add the `onSelectedConfigurationChanged` event. [#3671](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/pull/3671) [@OrkunTokdemir](https://github.com/OrkunTokdemir)
 - Add support for CMake Language Support natively in this extension. [#3559](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/3559)
 
 Improvements:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 774c59776..79ab94c8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@
     "tslint": "^6.1.3",
     "typescript": "^4.1.5",
     "vsce": "^2.7.0",
-    "vscode-cmake-tools": "^1.1.0",
+    "vscode-cmake-tools": "^1.2.0",
     "vscode-nls-dev": "^3.3.2",
     "webpack": "^5.76.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.5.0"
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index d5da6d0cf..9c6bf0513 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ class CMakeProjectWrapper implements api.Project {
         return this.project.onCodeModelChangedApiEvent;
     }
 
+    get onSelectedConfigurationChanged() {
+        return this.project.onSelectedConfigurationChangedApiEvent;
+    }
+
     configure(): Promise<void> {
         return withErrorCheck('configure', async () => (await this.project.configure()).result);
     }
diff --git a/src/cmakeProject.ts b/src/cmakeProject.ts
index 68a30cc31..d7cf7616d 100644
--- a/src/cmakeProject.ts
+++ b/src/cmakeProject.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import paths from './paths';
 import { ProjectController } from './projectController';
 import { MessageItem } from 'vscode';
 import { DebugTrackerFactory, DebuggerInformation, getDebuggerPipeName } from './debug/debuggerConfigureDriver';
+import { ConfigurationType } from 'vscode-cmake-tools';
 
 nls.config({ messageFormat: nls.MessageFormat.bundle, bundleFormat: nls.BundleFormat.standalone })();
 const localize: nls.LocalizeFunc = nls.loadMessageBundle();
@@ -718,6 +719,14 @@ export class CMakeProject {
     }
     private readonly _codeModelChangedApiEventEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<void>();
 
+    public notifyOnSelectedConfigurationChanged(configurationType: ConfigurationType) {
+        this._onSelectedConfigurationChangedApiEvent.fire(configurationType);
+    }
+    get onSelectedConfigurationChangedApiEvent() {
+        return this._onSelectedConfigurationChangedApiEvent.event;
+    }
+    private readonly _onSelectedConfigurationChangedApiEvent = new vscode.EventEmitter<ConfigurationType>();
+
     private readonly communicationModeSub = this.workspaceContext.config.onChange('cmakeCommunicationMode', () => {
         log.info(localize('communication.changed.restart.driver', "Restarting the CMake driver after a communication mode change."));
         return this.shutDownCMakeDriver();
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 9c527872e..736cde29a 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -887,9 +887,11 @@ export class ExtensionManager implements vscode.Disposable {
             this.statusBar.setActiveKitName(cmakeProject.activeKit ? cmakeProject.activeKit.name : '');
             this.activeConfigurePresetSub = cmakeProject.onActiveConfigurePresetChanged(FireNow, p => {
                 this.statusBar.setConfigurePresetName(p?.displayName || p?.name || '');
+                cmakeProject.notifyOnSelectedConfigurationChanged(api.ConfigurationType.ConfigurePreset);
             });
             this.activeBuildPresetSub = cmakeProject.onActiveBuildPresetChanged(FireNow, p => {
                 this.statusBar.setBuildPresetName(p?.displayName || p?.name || '');
+                cmakeProject.notifyOnSelectedConfigurationChanged(api.ConfigurationType.BuildPreset);
             });
             this.activeTestPresetSub = cmakeProject.onActiveTestPresetChanged(FireNow, p => {
                 this.statusBar.setTestPresetName(p?.displayName || p?.name || '');
diff --git a/src/kitsController.ts b/src/kitsController.ts
index 0bc4b77ea..c56b3d961 100644
--- a/src/kitsController.ts
+++ b/src/kitsController.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import paths from '@cmt/paths';
 import { fs } from '@cmt/pr';
 import rollbar from '@cmt/rollbar';
 import { chokidarOnAnyChange, ProgressHandle, reportProgress } from '@cmt/util';
+import { ConfigurationType } from 'vscode-cmake-tools';
 
 nls.config({ messageFormat: nls.MessageFormat.bundle, bundleFormat: nls.BundleFormat.standalone })();
 const localize: nls.LocalizeFunc = nls.loadMessageBundle();
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ export class KitsController {
                 const kitChanged = chosen_kit.kit !== this.project.activeKit;
                 if (kitChanged) {
                     await this.setFolderActiveKit(chosen_kit.kit);
+                    this.project.notifyOnSelectedConfigurationChanged(ConfigurationType.Kit);
                 }
 
                 if (chosen_kit.kit.name !== SpecialKits.Unspecified && kitChanged && this.project.workspaceContext.config.automaticReconfigure) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5350208b..43005b17c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6605,10 +6605,10 @@ vsce@^2.7.0:
     yauzl "^2.3.1"
     yazl "^2.2.2"
 
-vscode-cmake-tools@^1.1.0:
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-cmake-tools/-/vscode-cmake-tools-1.1.0.tgz#415da0e18e7dc08500a0e748708290efdbb19485"
-  integrity sha512-LVOSGrY2aHZBYg0t8mbcAtoYLR+xP4FaXiUx2lNmpK6bs+mK7FA15LgGrjUvgOo34UL5av3ZuAsJ7SROKUDGug==
+vscode-cmake-tools@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-cmake-tools/-/vscode-cmake-tools-1.2.0.tgz#2dbdf515b0815a97607350f092812d8e01d81467"
+  integrity sha512-79K8i0l+AfPV28XPoCFCL1BgTVRTPrKZ7YY2KCPOJyy18G/CiriXVa1Gic7A2a16xOoIcsbZRRXoNO0BZTGp9w==
 
 vscode-cpptools@^6.1.0:
   version "6.1.0"