diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/html5app/html5applicationviewer/html5applicationviewer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/html5app/html5applicationviewer/html5applicationviewer.cpp
index e0090ec71ae..3e74ea1d4ff 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/html5app/html5applicationviewer/html5applicationviewer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/html5app/html5applicationviewer/html5applicationviewer.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void Html5ApplicationViewer::setOrientation(ScreenOrientation orientation)
 
 void Html5ApplicationViewer::showExpanded()
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN
+#if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) || defined(Q_WS_SIMULATOR)
     showFullScreen();
 #elif defined(Q_WS_MAEMO_5)
     showMaximized();
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/mobileapp/mainwindow.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/mobileapp/mainwindow.cpp
index 939f07247ab..2bf1b73c54b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/mobileapp/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/mobileapp/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void MainWindow::setOrientation(ScreenOrientation orientation)
 
 void MainWindow::showExpanded()
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN
+#if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) || defined(Q_WS_SIMULATOR)
     showFullScreen();
 #elif defined(Q_WS_MAEMO_5)
     showMaximized();
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/qmlapplicationviewer/qmlapplicationviewer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/qmlapplicationviewer/qmlapplicationviewer.cpp
index f1a6b80b2a8..0b58453b757 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/qmlapplicationviewer/qmlapplicationviewer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/qmlapplicationviewer/qmlapplicationviewer.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void QmlApplicationViewer::setOrientation(ScreenOrientation orientation)
 
 void QmlApplicationViewer::showExpanded()
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) || defined(MEEGO_EDITION_HARMATTAN)
+#if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) || defined(MEEGO_EDITION_HARMATTAN) || defined(Q_WS_SIMULATOR)
     showFullScreen();
 #elif defined(Q_WS_MAEMO_5)
     showMaximized();