diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
index 800493d5f99..81be29f9ae2 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ Item {
             }
 
             onSaveAsClicked: saveAsDialog.open()
+
+            onAssignToSelectedClicked: {
+                EffectMakerBackend.effectMakerModel.assignToSelected()
+            }
         }
 
         EffectMakerPreview {
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMakerTopBar.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMakerTopBar.qml
index f7816396a24..9c962655e3a 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMakerTopBar.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMakerTopBar.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Rectangle {
     signal addClicked
     signal saveClicked
     signal saveAsClicked
+    signal assignToSelectedClicked
 
     Row {
         spacing: 5
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ Rectangle {
 
             onClicked: root.saveAsClicked()
         }
+
+        HelperWidgets.AbstractButton {
+            style: StudioTheme.Values.viewBarButtonStyle
+            buttonIcon: StudioTheme.Constants.assignTo_medium
+            tooltip: qsTr("Assign current composition to selected item")
+            enabled: EffectMakerBackend.effectMakerModel.currentComposition !== ""
+
+            onClicked: root.assignToSelectedClicked()
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.cpp b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.cpp
index 54c556c555a..e13e2e39a9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ void EffectMakerModel::clear()
     emit nodesChanged();
 }
 
+void EffectMakerModel::assignToSelected()
+{
+    const QString effectsAssetsDir = QmlDesigner::ModelNodeOperations::getEffectsDefaultDirectory();
+    const QString path = effectsAssetsDir + QDir::separator() + m_currentComposition + ".qep";
+    emit assignToSelectedTriggered(path);
+}
+
 QString EffectMakerModel::getUniqueEffectName() const
 {
     const QString effectsDir = QmlDesigner::ModelNodeOperations::getEffectsDefaultDirectory();
diff --git a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.h b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.h
index abcb367ad7a..7f73ed4cdca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakermodel.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void moveNode(int fromIdx, int toIdx);
     Q_INVOKABLE void removeNode(int idx);
     Q_INVOKABLE void clear();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void assignToSelected();
     Q_INVOKABLE QString getUniqueEffectName() const;
 
     bool shadersUpToDate() const;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ signals:
     void nodesChanged();
     void resourcesSaved(const QByteArray &type, const Utils::FilePath &path);
     void hasUnsavedChangesChanged();
+    void assignToSelectedTriggered(const QString &effectPath);
 
 private:
     enum Roles {
diff --git a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.cpp b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.cpp
index 11624efdeb0..42624826943 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "qmldesignerconstants.h"
 
+#include <modelnodeoperations.h>
+
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 
 namespace EffectMaker {
@@ -44,6 +46,15 @@ QmlDesigner::WidgetInfo EffectMakerView::widgetInfo()
     if (m_widget.isNull()) {
         m_widget = new EffectMakerWidget{this};
 
+        connect(m_widget->effectMakerModel(), &EffectMakerModel::assignToSelectedTriggered, this,
+                [&] (const QString &effectPath) {
+            executeInTransaction("EffectMakerView::widgetInfo", [&] {
+                const QList<QmlDesigner::ModelNode> selectedNodes = selectedModelNodes();
+                for (const QmlDesigner::ModelNode &node : selectedNodes)
+                    QmlDesigner::ModelNodeOperations::handleItemLibraryEffectDrop(effectPath, node);
+            });
+        });
+
         auto context = new EffectMakerContext(m_widget.data());
         Core::ICore::addContextObject(context);
     }
@@ -78,4 +89,3 @@ void EffectMakerView::modelAboutToBeDetached(QmlDesigner::Model *model)
 }
 
 } // namespace EffectMaker
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.h b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.h
index 2bed1cfc103..297e5acc776 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/effectmakernew/effectmakerview.h
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ private:
 };
 
 } // namespace EffectMaker
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
index c8042887e18..dec37f0f9ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ bool isNewEffectMakerActivated();
 Utils::FilePath getImagesDefaultDirectory();
 
 //Item Library and Assets related drop operations
-ModelNode handleItemLibraryEffectDrop(const QString &effectPath, const ModelNode &targetNode);
+QMLDESIGNERCOMPONENTS_EXPORT ModelNode handleItemLibraryEffectDrop(const QString &effectPath,
+                                                                   const ModelNode &targetNode);
 void handleTextureDrop(const QMimeData *mimeData, const ModelNode &targetModelNode);
 void handleMaterialDrop(const QMimeData *mimeData, const ModelNode &targetNode);
 ModelNode handleItemLibraryImageDrop(const QString &imagePath,