diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
index eb56729431c..3dad7a58232 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
@@ -328,3 +328,5 @@ public:
 };
 
 } // namespace Utils
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Utils::TreeItem *)