diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/toolbar/toolbarbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/toolbar/toolbarbackend.cpp
index c9a47c23c7e..3e406615c46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/toolbar/toolbarbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/toolbar/toolbarbackend.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ ToolBarBackend::ToolBarBackend(QObject *parent)
     connect(Core::ModeManager::instance(), &Core::ModeManager::currentModeChanged, this, [this]() {
         emit isInDesignModeChanged();
         emit isInEditModeChanged();
+        emit isDesignModeEnabledChanged();
     });
 
     connect(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::instance(),