diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
index 69b94ae6129..4a449150e6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
@@ -498,8 +498,10 @@ ViewManager &DesignModeWidget::viewManager()
 
 void DesignModeWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
-    if (m_warningWidget)
-        m_warningWidget->move(QPoint(event->size().width() / 2, event->size().height() / 2));
+    if (m_warningWidget) {
+        QPoint warningWidgetCenterPoint = m_warningWidget->rect().center();
+        m_warningWidget->move(QPoint(event->size().width() / 2, event->size().height() / 2) - warningWidgetCenterPoint);
+    }
     QWidget::resizeEvent(event);
 }