diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 057bb813714..93fbbaa269d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ QmlProjectRunConfiguration::QmlProjectRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
     addAspect<QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect>();
+    m_qmlViewerAspect = addAspect<BaseStringAspect>();
+    m_qmlViewerAspect->setLabelText(tr("QML viewer:"));
+    m_qmlViewerAspect->setPlaceHolderText(executable());
+    m_qmlViewerAspect->setDisplayStyle(BaseStringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
+
     setOutputFormatter<QtSupport::QtOutputFormatter>();
 
     // reset default settings in constructor
@@ -98,6 +103,10 @@ QString QmlProjectRunConfiguration::disabledReason() const
 
 QString QmlProjectRunConfiguration::executable() const
 {
+    const QString qmlViewer = m_qmlViewerAspect->value();
+    if (!qmlViewer.isEmpty())
+        return qmlViewer;
+
     BaseQtVersion *version = QtKitInformation::qtVersion(target()->kit());
     if (!version) // No Qt version in Kit. Don't try to run qmlscene.
         return QString();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
index 6adc5de4047..c51527b4272 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qmlprojectmanager_global.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
 
 namespace Core { class IEditor; }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ public:
     QVariantMap toMap() const override;
 
     ProjectExplorer::Abi abi() const override;
+    ProjectExplorer::BaseStringAspect *qmlViewerAspect() const { return m_qmlViewerAspect; }
 
 signals:
     void scriptSourceChanged();
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ private:
 
     QString m_scriptFile;
     QString m_qmlViewerArgs;
+    ProjectExplorer::BaseStringAspect *m_qmlViewerAspect;
 };
 
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationwidget.cpp
index a9742058553..a20b0363b1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfigurationwidget.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ QmlProjectRunConfigurationWidget::QmlProjectRunConfigurationWidget(QmlProjectRun
     m_fileListModel(new QStandardItemModel(this))
 {
     auto form = new QFormLayout(this);
+    rc->qmlViewerAspect()->addToConfigurationLayout(form);
 
     m_fileListCombo = new QComboBox;
     m_fileListCombo->setModel(m_fileListModel);