diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
index 87eae0a7235..9a8aa127721 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "qmldesignericons.h"
 #include "qmldesignerplugin.h"
 #include "assetslibrarywidget.h"
+#include "commontypecache.h"
 
 #include "nameitemdelegate.h"
 #include "iconcheckboxitemdelegate.h"
@@ -273,10 +274,9 @@ void NavigatorView::dragStarted(QMimeData *mimeData)
             auto assetTypeAndData = AssetsLibraryWidget::getAssetTypeAndData(assetsPaths[0]);
             QString assetType = assetTypeAndData.first;
             if (assetType == Constants::MIME_TYPE_ASSET_EFFECT) {
-                qint32 internalId = mimeData->data(Constants::MIME_TYPE_ASSET_EFFECT).toInt();
-                ModelNode effectNode = modelNodeForInternalId(internalId);
-
-                m_widget->setDragType(effectNode.metaInfo().typeName());
+                // We use arbitrary type name because at this time we don't have effect maker
+                // specific type
+                m_widget->setDragType(Storage::Info::EffectMaker);
                 m_widget->update();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index 95d3765d9eb..ff5ca2236c3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -2537,12 +2537,9 @@ bool NodeMetaInfo::isColor() const
 
 bool NodeMetaInfo::isEffectMaker() const
 {
-    if constexpr (useProjectStorage()) {
-        using namespace Storage::Info;
-        return isBasedOnCommonType<Effect, Item>(m_projectStorage, m_typeId);
-    } else {
-        return isValid() && m_privateData->properties().contains("layer.effect");
-    }
+    // We use arbitrary type name because at this time we don't have effect maker
+    // specific type
+    return typeName() == QString::fromUtf8(Storage::Info::EffectMaker);
 }
 
 bool NodeMetaInfo::isBool() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/projectstorage/commontypecache.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/projectstorage/commontypecache.h
index 2d041df9cf7..36dff12dd51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/projectstorage/commontypecache.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/projectstorage/commontypecache.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ inline constexpr char DefaultMaterial[] = "DefaultMaterial";
 inline constexpr char Dialog[] = "Dialog";
 inline constexpr char DoubleType[] = "double";
 inline constexpr char Effect[] = "Effect";
+inline constexpr char EffectMaker[] = "EffectMaker";
 inline constexpr char FloatType[] = "float";
 inline constexpr char FlowActionArea[] = "FlowActionArea";
 inline constexpr char FlowDecision[] = "FlowDecision";