diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/file.h b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/file.h
index df35bd553c2..77f1b213516 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/file.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/file.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class %{CN}
 @if '%{AddQObjectMacro}'
      Q_OBJECT
 @endif
+@if '%{AddQmlElementMacro}'
+     QML_ELEMENT
+@endif
 public:
 @if '%{Base}' === 'QObject' || %{JS: Cpp.hasQObjectParent('%{Base}')}
     explicit %{CN}(QObject *parent = nullptr);
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
index 33ba82355a9..9317c175981 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@
                         "checked": "%{JS: [ 'QObject', 'QWidget', 'QMainWindow', 'QDeclarativeItem', 'QQuickItem'].indexOf(value('Base')) >= 0 }"
                     }
                 },
+                {
+                    "name": "AddQmlElementMacro",
+                    "trDisplayName": "Add QML_ELEMENT",
+                    "type": "CheckBox",
+                    "data":
+                    {
+                        "checkedValue": "AddQmlElementMacro",
+                        "uncheckedValue": "",
+                        "checked": "%{JS: ['QQuickItem'].indexOf(value('Base')) >= 0 }"
+                    }
+                },
                 {
                     "name": "Sp2",
                     "type": "Spacer"