diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectmanagerconstants.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectmanagerconstants.h
index 43b266d9995..e94f0efb494 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectmanagerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectmanagerconstants.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace QmlProjectManager {
 namespace Constants {
 
 const char QML_PROJECT_ID[] = "QmlProjectManager.QmlProject";
+const char QML_VIEWER_KEY[] = "QmlProjectManager.QmlRunConfiguration.QDeclarativeViewer";
 const char QML_VIEWER_ARGUMENTS_KEY[] = "QmlProjectManager.QmlRunConfiguration.QDeclarativeViewerArguments";
 const char QML_VIEWER_TARGET_DISPLAY_NAME[] = "QML Viewer";
 const char QML_MAINSCRIPT_KEY[] = "QmlProjectManager.QmlRunConfiguration.MainScript";
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 3e5d648d520..b1a9a125df3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ QmlProjectRunConfiguration::QmlProjectRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
 {
     m_qmlViewerAspect = addAspect<StringAspect>();
     m_qmlViewerAspect->setLabelText(tr("QML Viewer:"));
-    m_qmlViewerAspect->setPlaceHolderText(commandLine().executable().toString());
+    m_qmlViewerAspect->setPlaceHolderText(qmlRuntimeFilePath().toUserOutput());
     m_qmlViewerAspect->setDisplayStyle(StringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
     m_qmlViewerAspect->setHistoryCompleter("QmlProjectManager.viewer.history");
+    m_qmlViewerAspect->setSettingsKey(Constants::QML_VIEWER_KEY);
 
     auto argumentAspect = addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
     argumentAspect->setSettingsKey(Constants::QML_VIEWER_ARGUMENTS_KEY);