diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExecutionEnvironmentSection.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExecutionEnvironmentSection.java
index bf94d25aef..b324a93c65 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExecutionEnvironmentSection.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/editor/plugin/ExecutionEnvironmentSection.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IncrementalProjectBuilder;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerDropAdapter;
 import org.eclipse.jface.window.Window;
 import org.eclipse.pde.core.IModelChangedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IMatchRules;
+import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginBase;
 import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginModelBase;
 import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.PluginRegistry;
+import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.PluginRegistry.PluginFilter;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ClasspathComputer;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ibundle.IBundle;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ibundle.IBundleModel;
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.text.bundle.ExecutionEnvironment;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.text.bundle.PDEManifestElement;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.text.bundle.RequiredExecutionEnvironmentHeader;
+import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.util.ManifestUtils;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.IHelpContextIds;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPluginImages;
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.Section;
 import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.TableWrapData;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
+import org.osgi.resource.Resource;
 
 public class ExecutionEnvironmentSection extends TableSection {
 
@@ -139,12 +145,9 @@ protected void createClient(Section section, FormToolkit toolkit) {
 		createViewerPartControl(container, SWT.FULL_SELECTION | SWT.MULTI, 2, toolkit);
 		fEETable = tablePart.getTableViewer();
 		fEETable.setContentProvider((IStructuredContentProvider) inputElement -> {
-			if (inputElement instanceof IBundleModel model) {
-				IBundle bundle = model.getBundle();
-				IManifestHeader header = bundle.getManifestHeader(Constants.BUNDLE_REQUIREDEXECUTIONENVIRONMENT);
-				if (header instanceof RequiredExecutionEnvironmentHeader) {
-					return ((RequiredExecutionEnvironmentHeader) header).getEnvironments();
-				}
+			Resource bundle = getBundleResource();
+			if (bundle != null) {
+				return ManifestUtils.getRequiredExecutionEnvironments(bundle).toArray(String[]::new);
 			}
 			return new Object[0];
 		});
@@ -329,14 +332,18 @@ private String getLineDelimiter() {
 	}
 
 	private IExecutionEnvironment[] getEnvironments() {
-		RequiredExecutionEnvironmentHeader header = getHeader();
 		IExecutionEnvironmentsManager eeManager = JavaRuntime.getExecutionEnvironmentsManager();
 		IExecutionEnvironment[] envs = eeManager.getExecutionEnvironments();
-		if (header == null) {
-			return envs;
+		Resource bundle = getBundleResource();
+		if (bundle != null) {
+			List<IExecutionEnvironment> requiredEEs = ManifestUtils.getRequiredExecutionEnvironments(bundle)
+					.map(eeManager::getEnvironment).toList();
+			if (!requiredEEs.isEmpty()) {
+				return Arrays.stream(envs).filter(ee -> !requiredEEs.contains(ee))
+						.toArray(IExecutionEnvironment[]::new);
+			}
 		}
-		List<IExecutionEnvironment> ees = header.getElementNames().stream().map(eeManager::getEnvironment).toList();
-		return Arrays.stream(envs).filter(ee -> !ees.contains(ee)).toArray(IExecutionEnvironment[]::new);
+		return envs;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -401,12 +408,32 @@ protected RequiredExecutionEnvironmentHeader getHeader() {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	private Resource getBundleResource() {
+		IPluginModelBase model = getPluginModel();
+		IPath installLocation = IPath.fromOSString(model.getInstallLocation());
+		// TODO: better add this to the model created
+		IPluginBase pluginBase = model.getPluginBase();
+		IPluginModelBase targetModel = PluginRegistry.findModel(pluginBase.getId(), pluginBase.getVersion(),
+				IMatchRules.PERFECT, new PluginFilter() {
+					@Override
+					public boolean accept(IPluginModelBase model) {
+						return installLocation.equals(IPath.fromOSString(model.getInstallLocation()));
+					}
+				});
+		if (targetModel != null) {
+			return targetModel.getBundleDescription();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	protected boolean isFragment() {
+		IPluginModelBase model = getPluginModel();
+		return model != null && model.isFragmentModel();
+	}
+
+	private IPluginModelBase getPluginModel() {
 		InputContextManager manager = getPage().getPDEEditor().getContextManager();
-		if (manager.getAggregateModel() instanceof IPluginModelBase model) {
-			return model.isFragmentModel();
-		}
-		return false;
+		return manager.getAggregateModel() instanceof IPluginModelBase model ? model : null;
 	}
 
 	@Override