diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/buildsystem/projectitem/converters.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/buildsystem/projectitem/converters.cpp
index d9536484b7d..82ba1fc2e41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/buildsystem/projectitem/converters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/buildsystem/projectitem/converters.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const static QStringList imageFilesFilter{QStringLiteral("*.jpeg"),
                                           QStringLiteral("*.bmp"),
                                           QStringLiteral("*.ttf"),
                                           QStringLiteral("*.tiff"),
-                                          QStringLiteral("*.webp")};
+                                          QStringLiteral("*.webp"),
+                                          QStringLiteral("*.gif")};
 
 QString jsonValueToString(const QJsonValue &val, int indentationLevel, bool indented);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-1/testfile.qmltojson b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-1/testfile.qmltojson
index 39c9517b991..e362cdf8860 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-1/testfile.qmltojson
+++ b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-1/testfile.qmltojson
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },
diff --git a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-2/testfile.qmltojson b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-2/testfile.qmltojson
index 4444bbabce6..80eaf6fefa3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-2/testfile.qmltojson
+++ b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-2/testfile.qmltojson
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },
diff --git a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-3/testfile.qmltojson b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-3/testfile.qmltojson
index 39c9517b991..e362cdf8860 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-3/testfile.qmltojson
+++ b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-3/testfile.qmltojson
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },
diff --git a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-mcu-1/testfile.qmltojson b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-mcu-1/testfile.qmltojson
index 67eb8cc4ed2..634623c9cf2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-mcu-1/testfile.qmltojson
+++ b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/qmlprojectmanager/data/converter/test-set-mcu-1/testfile.qmltojson
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
                 "*.bmp",
                 "*.ttf",
                 "*.tiff",
-                "*.webp"
+                "*.webp",
+                "*.gif"
             ],
             "mcuProperties": {
             },