diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
index 75e45d9c477..d54cb56830f 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ protected:
         if (ast->type == UiPublicMember::Property) {
             if (ast->isDefaultMember)
                 out("default ", ast->defaultToken);
+            else if (ast->isReadonlyMember)
+                out("readonly ", ast->readonlyToken);
             out("property ", ast->propertyToken);
             if (!ast->typeModifier.isNull()) {
                 out(ast->typeModifierToken);
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/qmlreadonly.qml b/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/qmlreadonly.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8a937586a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/qmlreadonly.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+
+Item {
+    readonly property int horse: 40
+}