diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
index 73d15136db6..1cb07d95ed1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
@@ -1147,9 +1147,13 @@ CreateSceneCommand NodeInstanceView::createCreateSceneCommand()
     if (stateNode.isValid() && stateNode.metaInfo().isSubclassOf("QtQuick.State", 1, 0))
         stateInstanceId = stateNode.internalId();
 
-    auto value = QmlDesigner::DesignerSettings::getValue(
-        QmlDesigner::DesignerSettingsKey::EDIT3DVIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
-
+    auto value
+#ifndef QMLDESIGNER_TEST
+            = QmlDesigner::DesignerSettings::getValue(
+                QmlDesigner::DesignerSettingsKey::EDIT3DVIEW_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+#else
+            = QColor();
+#endif
     QList<QColor> edit3dBackgroundColor;
     if (value.isValid())
         edit3dBackgroundColor = readBackgroundColorConfiguration(value);