diff --git a/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc b/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
index 1c4803031..e6582a048 100644
--- a/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
+++ b/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
       </files>
     </component>
 
-    <component Cclass="RteTest" Cgroup="scvd" Cversion="1.1.1" condition="ARMCM3 RteTest">
+    <component Cclass="RteTest" Cgroup="scvd" Cversion="1.1.1" condition="DeviceDependent">
     <description>scvd test</description>
       <files>
         <file category="other"  name="Components/RteTest.scvd"/>
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
index 7411927cb..d6720a546 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -211,17 +211,26 @@ bool ProjMgrRunDebug::CollectSettings(const vector<ContextItem*>& contexts, cons
       m_runDebug.systemDescriptions.push_back(item);
     }
   }
-  StrVec scvdFiles;
+  // scvd
+  StrVecMap scvdFiles;
   for (const auto& context : contexts) {
     for (const auto& [scvdFile, _] : context->rteActiveTarget->GetScvdFiles()) {
-      CollectionUtils::PushBackUniquely(scvdFiles, scvdFile);
+      CollectionUtils::PushBackUniquely(scvdFiles[scvdFile], context->deviceItem.pname);
     }
   }
-  for (const auto& scvdFile : scvdFiles) {
-    FilesType item;
-    item.file = scvdFile;
-    item.type = "scvd";
-    m_runDebug.systemDescriptions.push_back(item);
+  for (const auto& [scvdFile, pnameVec] : scvdFiles) {
+    const bool allPnames = pnameVec.size() == pnames.size();
+    // when one file is valid for multiple cores, but not for all cores -> multiple entries with a different pname each
+    for (const auto& pname : pnameVec) {
+      FilesType item;
+      item.file = scvdFile;
+      item.type = "scvd";
+      item.pname = allPnames ? "" : pname;
+      m_runDebug.systemDescriptions.push_back(item);
+      if (allPnames) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   // outputs
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/core0.cproject.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/core0.cproject.yml
index cc3854288..2c70a95fb 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/core0.cproject.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/core0.cproject.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 project:
 
   device: :cm0_core0
+
+  components:
+    - component: RteTest:scvd
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW2.cbuild.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW2.cbuild.yml
index 01f143fe7..f9411ef27 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW2.cbuild.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW2.cbuild.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ build:
           category: doc
           version: 0.1.1
     - component: ARM::RteTest:scvd@1.1.1
-      condition: ARMCM3 RteTest
+      condition: DeviceDependent
       from-pack: ARM::RteTest_DFP@0.2.0
       selected-by: RteTest:scvd
       files:
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
index f36cf8cbb..375bcd820 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ cbuild-run:
   system-descriptions:
     - file: ${CMSIS_PACK_ROOT}/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/Device/ARM/SVD/ARMCM0.svd
       type: svd
+    - file: ${CMSIS_PACK_ROOT}/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/Components/RteTest.scvd
+      type: scvd
+      pname: cm0_core0
   debugger:
     name: CMSIS-DAP@pyOCD
     protocol: swd