diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.cpp
index ac4a75a293d..d9f8bd4950d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.cpp
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> ContentLibraryEffectsModel::roleNames() const
     return roles;
 }
 
-void ContentLibraryEffectsModel::loadBundle()
+void ContentLibraryEffectsModel::loadBundle(bool force)
 {
-    auto compUtils = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().generatedComponentUtils();
-
-    if (m_probeBundleDir || (m_bundleExists && m_bundleId == compUtils.effectsBundleId()))
+    if (m_probeBundleDir && !force)
         return;
 
     // clean up
@@ -148,6 +146,7 @@ void ContentLibraryEffectsModel::loadBundle()
 
     m_bundleObj = bundleJsonDoc.object();
 
+    auto compUtils = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().generatedComponentUtils();
     QString bundleType = compUtils.effectsBundleType();
     m_bundleId = compUtils.effectsBundleId();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.h
index 5bcb857fca5..2063668ba99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryeffectsmodel.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     bool setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int role) override;
     QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
 
-    void loadBundle();
+    void loadBundle(bool force = false);
     void setSearchText(const QString &searchText);
     void updateImportedState(const QStringList &importedItems);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.cpp
index 996429dc00f..6a888bec3d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.cpp
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ QJsonObject &ContentLibraryUserModel::bundleObjectRef(const QString &bundleId)
     return qobject_cast<UserItemCategory *>(m_userCategories[secIdx])->bundleObjRef();
 }
 
-void ContentLibraryUserModel::loadBundles()
+void ContentLibraryUserModel::loadBundles(bool force)
 {
     for (UserCategory *cat : std::as_const(m_userCategories))
-        cat->loadBundle();
+        cat->loadBundle(force);
 
     resetModel();
     updateIsEmpty();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.h
index 2c85a735820..ca42f8233b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryusermodel.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
     void setBundleObj(const QJsonObject &newBundleObj);
     QJsonObject &bundleObjectRef(const QString &bundleId);
 
-    void loadBundles();
+    void loadBundles(bool force = false);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void applyToSelected(QmlDesigner::ContentLibraryItem *mat, bool add = false);
     Q_INVOKABLE void addToProject(ContentLibraryItem *item);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.cpp
index 6c90a565c12..ddfdaaab241 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.cpp
@@ -266,15 +266,20 @@ void ContentLibraryView::modelAttached(Model *model)
 
     // bundles loading has to happen here, otherwise project path is not ready which will
     // cause bundle items types to resolve incorrectly
-    m_widget->materialsModel()->loadBundle();
-    m_widget->effectsModel()->loadBundle();
-    m_widget->userModel()->loadBundles();
-
     auto compUtils = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().generatedComponentUtils();
+    QString genFolderName = compUtils.generatedComponentsPath().fileName();
+    bool forceReload = m_generatedFolderName != genFolderName;
+
+    m_widget->materialsModel()->loadBundle();
+    m_widget->effectsModel()->loadBundle(forceReload);
+    m_widget->userModel()->loadBundles(forceReload);
+
     m_widget->updateImportedState(compUtils.materialsBundleId());
     m_widget->updateImportedState(compUtils.effectsBundleId());
     m_widget->updateImportedState(compUtils.userMaterialsBundleId());
     m_widget->updateImportedState(compUtils.user3DBundleId());
+
+    m_generatedFolderName = genFolderName;
 }
 
 void ContentLibraryView::modelAboutToBeDetached(Model *model)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.h
index b2418836d21..1b09d979959 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibraryview.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ private:
     qint32 m_sceneId = -1;
     CreateTexture m_createTexture;
     Utils::FilePath m_iconSavePath;
+    QString m_generatedFolderName;
     std::unique_ptr<ZipWriter> m_zipWriter;
     std::unique_ptr<QTemporaryDir> m_tempDir;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usercategory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usercategory.h
index 38421c293cb..40b5c6d76ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usercategory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usercategory.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     bool noMatch() const;
     void setNoMatch(bool val);
 
-    virtual void loadBundle() = 0;
+    virtual void loadBundle(bool force = false) = 0;
     virtual void filter(const QString &searchText) = 0;
 
     void addItem(QObject *item);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.cpp
index 40a467b8dd9..c6983a92525 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ UserItemCategory::UserItemCategory(const QString &title, const Utils::FilePath &
 {
 }
 
-void UserItemCategory::loadBundle()
+void UserItemCategory::loadBundle(bool force)
 {
-    if (m_bundleLoaded)
+    if (m_bundleLoaded && !force)
         return;
 
     // clean up
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ void UserItemCategory::loadBundle()
         return;
     }
 
-    auto compUtils = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().generatedComponentUtils();
-
     m_bundleObj = bundleJsonDoc.object();
     m_bundleObj["id"] = m_bundleId;
 
     // parse items
+    auto compUtils = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().generatedComponentUtils();
     QString typePrefix = compUtils.userBundleType(m_bundleId);
     const QJsonArray itemsArr = m_bundleObj.value("items").toArray();
     for (const QJsonValueConstRef &itemRef : itemsArr) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.h
index 1d55fc077a9..dceaee50810 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/useritemcategory.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UserItemCategory : public UserCategory
 public:
     UserItemCategory(const QString &title, const Utils::FilePath &bundlePath, const QString &bundleId);
 
-    void loadBundle() override;
+    void loadBundle(bool force) override;
     void filter(const QString &searchText) override;
 
     QStringList sharedFiles() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.cpp
index 5c3e99069fc..22b9cf20aa3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ UserTextureCategory::UserTextureCategory(const QString &title, const Utils::File
 {
 }
 
-void UserTextureCategory::loadBundle()
+void UserTextureCategory::loadBundle(bool force)
 {
-    if (m_bundleLoaded)
+    if (m_bundleLoaded && !force)
         return;
 
     // clean up
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.h
index 5e58f8f0059..511e2ea3f83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/usertexturecategory.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class UserTextureCategory : public UserCategory
 public:
     UserTextureCategory(const QString &title, const Utils::FilePath &bundlePath);
 
-    void loadBundle() override;
+    void loadBundle(bool force) override;
     void filter(const QString &searchText) override;
 
     void addItems(const Utils::FilePaths &paths);