diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index df157b9cad3..412a7f0a737 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ bool DesignDocument::isQtForMCUsProject() const
     return false;
 }
 
+Utils::FilePath DesignDocument::projectFolder() const
+{
+    ProjectExplorer::Project *currentProject = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::projectForFile(fileName());
+
+    if (currentProject)
+        return currentProject->projectDirectory();
+    return {};
+}
+
 void DesignDocument::changeToInFileComponentModel(ComponentTextModifier *textModifer)
 {
     m_inFileComponentTextModifier.reset(textModifer);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
index 2f333430750..3b0ed8c9edb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isQtForMCUsProject() const;
 
+    Utils::FilePath projectFolder() const;
+
 signals:
     void displayNameChanged(const QString &newFileName);
     void dirtyStateChanged(bool newState);