diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinesectionitem.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinesectionitem.cpp
index 733834858ec..cabd19d9ff5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinesectionitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinesectionitem.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QGraphicsProxyWidget>