diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
index 786ffebccb2..b9ea5c5107b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ bool QmlDesignerPlugin::delayedInitialize()
         emitUsageStatistics("StandaloneMode");
         if (QmlProjectManager::QmlProject::isQtDesignStudioStartedFromQtC())
             emitUsageStatistics("QDSlaunchedFromQtC");
+         emitUsageStatistics("QDSstartupCount");
     }
 
     if (QmlProjectManager::QmlProject::isQtDesignStudio())
@@ -338,6 +339,14 @@ void QmlDesignerPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
     actionManager.polishActions();
 }
 
+ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag QmlDesignerPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
+{
+    if (QmlProjectManager::QmlProject::isQtDesignStudio())
+        emitUsageStatistics("QDSstartupCount");
+
+    return SynchronousShutdown;
+}
+
 static QStringList allUiQmlFilesforCurrentProject(const Utils::FilePath &fileName)
 {
     QStringList list;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.h
index 22800aa0454..0cd21bd2940 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
     bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage) final;
     bool delayedInitialize() final;
     void extensionsInitialized() final;
+    ShutdownFlag aboutToShutdown() final;
 
     static QmlDesignerPlugin *instance();