diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/componentcore_constants.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/componentcore_constants.h
index a70e4f81c27..ef2e59397b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/componentcore_constants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/componentcore_constants.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const char removeGroupItemCommandId[] = "RemoveToGroupItem";
 const char fitRootToScreenCommandId[] = "FitRootToScreen";
 const char fitSelectionToScreenCommandId[] = "FitSelectionToScreen";
 const char editAnnotationCommandId[] = "EditAnnotation";
+const char addMouseAreaFillCommandId[] = "AddMouseAreaFill";
 
 const char openSignalDialogCommandId[] = "OpenSignalDialog";
 const char update3DAssetCommandId[] = "Update3DAsset";
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ const char addSignalHandlerDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContext
 const char moveToComponentDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Move Component into Separate File");
 const char editMaterialDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Edit Material");
 const char editAnnotationDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Edit Annotation");
+const char addMouseAreaFillDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Add Mouse Area");
 
 const char openSignalDialogDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Open Signal Dialog");
 const char update3DAssetDisplayName[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Update 3D Asset");
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
index 8dc52ad6303..f569546fbeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
@@ -1474,6 +1474,17 @@ void DesignerActionManager::createDefaultDesignerActions()
                           &singleSelection,
                           &singleSelection));
 
+    addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeContextMenuAction(
+        addMouseAreaFillCommandId,
+        addMouseAreaFillDisplayName,
+        {},
+        rootCategory,
+        QKeySequence(),
+        (priorityLast+7),
+        &addMouseAreaFill,
+        &addMouseAreaFillCheck,
+        &singleSelection));
+
     const bool standaloneMode = QmlProjectManager::QmlProject::isQtDesignStudio();
 
     if (!standaloneMode) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
index 686ff8b17c5..573900049a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ inline bool singleSelection(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
     return selectionState.singleNodeIsSelected();
 }
 
+inline bool addMouseAreaFillCheck(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
+{
+    if (selectionContext.isValid() && selectionContext.singleNodeIsSelected()) {
+        ModelNode node = selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode();
+        if (node.hasMetaInfo()) {
+            NodeMetaInfo nodeInfo = node.metaInfo();
+            return nodeInfo.isSuitableForMouseAreaFill();
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 inline bool isModel(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
     ModelNode node = selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
index 8df917be694..331922ca222 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
@@ -1620,6 +1620,34 @@ void editAnnotation(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
     ModelNodeEditorProxy::fromModelNode<AnnotationEditor>(selectedNode);
 }
 
+void addMouseAreaFill(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
+{
+    if (!selectionContext.isValid()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!selectionContext.singleNodeIsSelected()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    selectionContext.view()->executeInTransaction("DesignerActionManager|addMouseAreaFill", [selectionContext]() {
+        ModelNode modelNode = selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode();
+        if (modelNode.isValid()) {
+            NodeMetaInfo itemMetaInfo = selectionContext.view()->model()->metaInfo("QtQuick.MouseArea", -1, -1);
+            QTC_ASSERT(itemMetaInfo.isValid(), return);
+
+            QmlDesigner::ModelNode mouseAreaNode =
+                selectionContext.view()->createModelNode("QtQuick.MouseArea", itemMetaInfo.majorVersion(), itemMetaInfo.minorVersion());
+
+            modelNode.defaultNodeListProperty().reparentHere(mouseAreaNode);
+            QmlItemNode mouseAreaItemNode(mouseAreaNode);
+            if (mouseAreaItemNode.isValid()) {
+                mouseAreaItemNode.anchors().fill();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 QVariant previewImageDataForGenericNode(const ModelNode &modelNode)
 {
     if (modelNode.isValid())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
index 9c887eb1dbe..953062573cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ void selectFlowEffect(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void mergeWithTemplate(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void removeGroup(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void editAnnotation(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
+void addMouseAreaFill(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 
 void openSignalDialog(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void updateImported3DAsset(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
index 3cafe30e7cd..ad7c5391ee7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
     bool availableInVersion(int majorVersion, int minorVersion) const;
     bool isSubclassOf(const TypeName &type, int majorVersion = -1, int minorVersion = -1) const;
 
+    bool isSuitableForMouseAreaFill() const;
     bool isGraphicalItem() const;
     bool isQmlItem() const;
     bool isLayoutable() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index ba975889528..a07443af5fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -1659,6 +1659,14 @@ bool NodeMetaInfo::isSubclassOf(const TypeName &type, int majorVersion, int mino
     return false;
 }
 
+bool NodeMetaInfo::isSuitableForMouseAreaFill() const
+{
+    return isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Item")
+           && !isSubclassOf("QtQuick.MouseArea")
+           && !isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Controls.Control")
+           && !isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Templates.Control");
+}
+
 bool NodeMetaInfo::isGraphicalItem() const
 {
     return isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Item")