diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/QuarkusPostStartupActivity.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/QuarkusPostStartupActivity.java
index e4719bace..1c2d20794 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/QuarkusPostStartupActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/QuarkusPostStartupActivity.java
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity;
 import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.lsp4mp4ij.classpath.ClasspathResourceChangedManager;
 import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.lsp4mp4ij.psi.core.project.PsiMicroProfileProjectManager;
+import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.run.QuarkusRunConfigurationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public class QuarkusPostStartupActivity implements StartupActivity, DumbAware {
     @Override
     public void runActivity(@NotNull Project project) {
+        QuarkusRunConfigurationManager.getInstance(project);
         ClasspathResourceChangedManager.getInstance(project);
         // Force the instantiation of the manager to be sure that classpath listener
         // are registered before QuarkusLanguageClient classpath listener
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/run/QuarkusRunConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/run/QuarkusRunConfigurationManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39e934985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/quarkus/run/QuarkusRunConfigurationManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat Inc. and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Red Hat Inc. - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.run;
+
+import com.intellij.execution.RunManager;
+import com.intellij.execution.RunnerAndConfigurationSettings;
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.util.messages.MessageBusConnection;
+import com.redhat.microprofile.psi.quarkus.PsiQuarkusUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.MavenDisposable;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenImportListener;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Quarkus run configuration manager used to:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>auto create Quarkus run configuration when a Quarkus Maven/Gradle is imported</li>
+ *     <li>provides methods to find existing/ create Quarkus run configuration from a given module</li>
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public class QuarkusRunConfigurationManager implements Disposable {
+
+    public static QuarkusRunConfigurationManager getInstance(Project project) {
+        return ServiceManager.getService(project, QuarkusRunConfigurationManager.class);
+    }
+
+    private final Project project;
+    private final MessageBusConnection projectConnection;
+
+    public QuarkusRunConfigurationManager(Project project) {
+        this.project = project;
+        projectConnection = initializeAutoCreateRunConfigurationWhileImporting(project);
+    }
+
+    public @Nullable RunnerAndConfigurationSettings findExistingConfigurationFor(@NotNull Module module) {
+        List<RunnerAndConfigurationSettings> configurations = RunManager.getInstance(project).getConfigurationSettingsList(QuarkusRunConfigurationType.class);
+        if (!configurations.isEmpty()) {
+            for (RunnerAndConfigurationSettings settings : configurations) {
+                QuarkusRunConfiguration configuration = (QuarkusRunConfiguration) settings.getConfiguration();
+                if (module.equals(configuration.getModule())) {
+                    return settings;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public @NotNull RunnerAndConfigurationSettings createConfiguration(@NotNull Module module, boolean save) {
+        var runManager = RunManager.getInstance(module.getProject());
+        RunnerAndConfigurationSettings quarkusSettings = runManager.createConfiguration(module.getName(), QuarkusRunConfigurationType.class);
+        ((QuarkusRunConfiguration) quarkusSettings.getConfiguration()).setModule(module);
+        if (save) {
+            quarkusSettings.storeInLocalWorkspace();
+            // Save the configuration
+            runManager.addConfiguration(quarkusSettings);
+        }
+        return quarkusSettings;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    private MessageBusConnection initializeAutoCreateRunConfigurationWhileImporting(Project project) {
+        MessageBusConnection projectConnection = project.getMessageBus().connect(MavenDisposable.getInstance(project));
+        autoCreateWithMaven(project, projectConnection);
+        autoCreateWithGradle(project, projectConnection);
+        return projectConnection;
+    }
+
+    private void autoCreateWithMaven(Project project, MessageBusConnection projectConnection) {
+        projectConnection.subscribe(MavenImportListener.TOPIC, new MavenImportListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void importFinished(@NotNull Collection<MavenProject> importedProjects, @NotNull List<Module> newModules) {
+                // TODO manage a settings to auto create Quarkus run config
+                for (MavenProject mavenProject : importedProjects) {
+                    MavenProjectsManager projectsManager = MavenProjectsManager.getInstance(project);
+                    Module module = projectsManager.findModule(mavenProject);
+                    tryToCreateRunConfiguration(module);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void autoCreateWithGradle(Project project, MessageBusConnection projectConnection) {
+        // TODO : track the Gradle import projects
+    }
+
+    private void tryToCreateRunConfiguration(Module module) {
+        if (!PsiQuarkusUtils.isQuarkusProject(module)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // Find existing Quarkus run configuration
+        RunnerAndConfigurationSettings quarkusSettings = findExistingConfigurationFor(module);
+        if (quarkusSettings == null) {
+            // No Quarkus run configuration for the module, create it and save it in the .idea/workspace.xml file
+            createConfiguration(module, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        projectConnection.disconnect();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index d62a9349d..ae4b81bbf 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
     <projectService serviceImplementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.lsp4mp4ij.classpath.ClasspathResourceChangedManager"/>
     <projectService serviceImplementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.lsp4mp4ij.psi.core.project.PsiMicroProfileProjectManager"/>
     <projectService serviceImplementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.QuarkusDeploymentSupport"/>
+    <projectService serviceImplementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.run.QuarkusRunConfigurationManager" />
     <configurationType implementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.run.QuarkusRunConfigurationType"/>
     <consoleActionsPostProcessor implementation="com.redhat.devtools.intellij.quarkus.run.QuarkusRunConsolePostProcessor"/>