diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
index 8eee99d9b27..f4cdddeaca1 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectMaker.qml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import EffectMakerBackend
 Item {
     id: root
 
-    property var effectMakerModel: EffectMakerBackend.effectMakerModel
-    property var rootView: EffectMakerBackend.rootView
-
     Column {
         id: col
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ Item {
             color: StudioTheme.Values.themeToolbarBackground
 
             Row {
-                // TODO: Filter row
+                // TODO
             }
         }
 
@@ -62,6 +59,7 @@ Item {
 
                         effectNodesWindow.x = a.x + b.x + effectNodesComboBox.width - effectNodesWindow.width
                         effectNodesWindow.y = a.y + b.y + effectNodesComboBox.height - 1
+
                         effectNodesWindow.show()
                         effectNodesWindow.requestActivate()
                     }
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ Item {
                 Window {
                     id: effectNodesWindow
 
-                    width: 600
+                    width: row.width
                     height: Math.min(400, Screen.height - y - 40) // TODO: window sizing will be refined
                     flags:  Qt.Popup | Qt.FramelessWindowHint
 
@@ -85,9 +83,84 @@ Item {
 
                     Rectangle {
                         anchors.fill: parent
-                        color: StudioTheme.Values.themePopupBackground
+                        color: StudioTheme.Values.themePanelBackground
                         border.color: StudioTheme.Values.themeInteraction
                         border.width: 1
+
+                        Row {
+                            id: row
+
+                            onWidthChanged: {
+                                // Needed to update on first window showing, as row.width only gets
+                                // correct value after the window is shown, so first showing is off
+
+                                var a = root.mapToGlobal(0, 0)
+                                var b = effectNodesComboBox.mapToItem(root, 0, 0)
+
+                                effectNodesWindow.x = a.x + b.x + effectNodesComboBox.width - row.width
+                            }
+
+                            padding: 10
+                            spacing: 10
+
+                            Repeater {
+                                model: EffectMakerBackend.effectMakerNodesModel
+
+                                Column {
+                                    spacing: 10
+
+                                    Text {
+                                        text: categoryName
+                                        color: StudioTheme.Values.themeTextColor
+                                        font.pointSize: StudioTheme.Values.baseFontSize
+                                    }
+
+                                    Item { width: 1; height: 10 } // spacer
+
+                                    Repeater {
+                                        model: categoryNodes
+
+                                        Rectangle {
+                                            width: 180
+                                            height: 30
+
+                                            color: mouseArea.containsMouse ? StudioTheme.Values.themeControlBackgroundInteraction
+                                                                           : "transparent"
+
+                                            MouseArea {
+                                                id: mouseArea
+
+                                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                                hoverEnabled: true
+                                            }
+
+                                            Row {
+                                                spacing: 5
+
+                                                Image {
+                                                    id: nodeIcon
+
+                                                    width: 30
+                                                    height: 30
+
+                                                    Rectangle { // TODO: placeholder until setting image source
+                                                        anchors.fill: parent
+                                                        color: "gray"
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+
+                                                Text {
+                                                    text: modelData.nodeName
+                                                    color: StudioTheme.Values.themeTextColor
+                                                    font.pointSize: StudioTheme.Values.baseFontSize
+                                                    anchors.verticalCenter: nodeIcon.verticalCenter
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -123,7 +196,7 @@ Item {
                         Repeater {
                             id: categories
                             width: root.width
-                            model: effectMakerModel
+                            model: EffectMakerBackend.effectMakerModel
 
                             delegate: HelperWidgets.Section {
                                 id: effectsSection
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
index 78895e0a340..409bf10c3fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -712,8 +712,9 @@ extend_qtc_plugin(QmlDesigner
     effectmakerwidget.cpp effectmakerwidget.h
     effectmakerview.cpp effectmakerview.h
     effectmakermodel.cpp effectmakermodel.h
+    effectmakernodesmodel.cpp effectmakernodesmodel.h
     effectnode.cpp effectnode.h
-    effectscategory.cpp effectscategory.h
+    effectnodescategory.cpp effectnodescategory.h
 )
 
 extend_qtc_plugin(QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.cpp
index 85c9e9942e3..5adae133b5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ QVariant EffectMakerModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() >= m_categories.count())
         return {};
 
-    const EffectsCategory *category = m_categories[index.row()];
+    const EffectNodesCategory *category = m_categories.at(index.row());
     if (role == CategoryRole)
         return category->name();
 
     if (role == EffectsRole) {
         QStringList effectsNames;
-        const QList<EffectNode *> effects = category->effects();
+        const QList<EffectNode *> effects = category->nodes();
         for (const EffectNode *effect : effects)
             effectsNames << effect->name();
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void EffectMakerModel::loadModel()
             itEffects.next();
             effects.push_back(new EffectNode(QFileInfo(itEffects.fileName()).baseName()));
         }
-        EffectsCategory *category = new EffectsCategory(itCategories.fileName(), effects);
+        EffectNodesCategory *category = new EffectNodesCategory(itCategories.fileName(), effects);
         m_categories.push_back(category);
         endInsertRows();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.h
index e7ed32aa64f..1278a1c5af6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakermodel.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 
-#include "effectscategory.h"
+#include "effectnodescategory.h"
 
 namespace Utils {
 class FilePath;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     void loadModel();
     void resetModel();
 
-    QList<EffectsCategory *> categories() { return  m_categories; }
+    QList<EffectNodesCategory *> categories() { return  m_categories; }
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void selectEffect(int idx, bool force = false);
     Q_INVOKABLE void applyToSelected(qint64 internalId, bool add = false);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
     bool isValidIndex(int idx) const;
     static Utils::FilePath getQmlEffectsPath();
 
-    QList<EffectsCategory *> m_categories;
+    QList<EffectNodesCategory *> m_categories;
 
     int m_selectedIndex = -1;
     bool m_isEmpty = true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c7ff72de1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include "effectmakernodesmodel.h"
+
+#include <projectexplorer/kit.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projecttree.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
+
+#include <qtsupport/qtkitinformation.h>
+
+#include <utils/filepath.h>
+
+namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+EffectMakerNodesModel::EffectMakerNodesModel(QObject *parent)
+    : QAbstractListModel{parent}
+{
+}
+
+QHash<int, QByteArray> EffectMakerNodesModel::roleNames() const
+{
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
+    roles[CategoryNameRole] = "categoryName";
+    roles[CategoryNodesRole] = "categoryNodes";
+
+    return roles;
+}
+
+int EffectMakerNodesModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(parent)
+
+    return m_categories.count();
+}
+
+QVariant EffectMakerNodesModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(index.isValid() && index.row() < m_categories.size(), return {});
+    QTC_ASSERT(roleNames().contains(role), return {});
+
+    return m_categories.at(index.row())->property(roleNames().value(role));
+}
+
+// static
+Utils::FilePath EffectMakerNodesModel::getQmlEffectNodesPath()
+{
+    const ProjectExplorer::Target *target = ProjectExplorer::ProjectTree::currentTarget();
+    if (!target) {
+        qWarning() << __FUNCTION__ << "No project open";
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    const QtSupport::QtVersion *baseQtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(target->kit());
+    return baseQtVersion->qmlPath().pathAppended("QtQuickEffectMaker/defaultnodes");
+}
+
+void EffectMakerNodesModel::loadModel()
+{
+    const Utils::FilePath effectsPath = getQmlEffectNodesPath();
+
+    if (!effectsPath.exists()) {
+        qWarning() << __FUNCTION__ << "Effects not found.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QDirIterator itCategories(effectsPath.toString(), QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+    while (itCategories.hasNext()) {
+        itCategories.next();
+
+        if (itCategories.fileName() == "images")
+            continue;
+
+        QList<EffectNode *> effects = {};
+        Utils::FilePath categoryPath = effectsPath.resolvePath(itCategories.fileName());
+        QDirIterator itEffects(categoryPath.toString(), QDir::Files | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+        while (itEffects.hasNext()) {
+            itEffects.next();
+            effects.push_back(new EffectNode(QFileInfo(itEffects.fileName()).baseName()));
+        }
+        EffectNodesCategory *category = new EffectNodesCategory(itCategories.fileName(), effects);
+        m_categories.push_back(category);
+    }
+
+    resetModel();
+}
+
+void EffectMakerNodesModel::resetModel()
+{
+    beginResetModel();
+    endResetModel();
+}
+
+} // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..022111ea2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakernodesmodel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QStandardItemModel>
+
+#include "effectnodescategory.h"
+
+namespace Utils {
+class FilePath;
+}
+
+namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+class EffectMakerNodesModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    enum Roles {
+        CategoryNameRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
+        CategoryNodesRole
+    };
+
+public:
+    EffectMakerNodesModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
+    int rowCount(const QModelIndex & parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
+
+    void loadModel();
+    void resetModel();
+
+    QList<EffectNodesCategory *> categories() const { return  m_categories; }
+
+private:
+    static Utils::FilePath getQmlEffectNodesPath();
+
+    QList<EffectNodesCategory *> m_categories;
+};
+
+} // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerview.cpp
index 7460fb0bd66..8ac65ed4558 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerview.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "effectmakerview.h"
 
 #include "effectmakerwidget.h"
-#include "effectmakermodel.h"
+#include "effectmakernodesmodel.h"
 #include "designmodecontext.h"
 #include "nodeinstanceview.h"
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void EffectMakerView::modelAttached(Model *model)
 
     // Add some dummy effects data
     //m_widget->effectMakerModel()->setEffects({"Drop Shadow", "Colorize", "Fast Blue"}); // TODO
-    m_widget->effectMakerModel()->loadModel();
+    m_widget->effectMakerNodesModel()->loadModel();
 }
 
 void EffectMakerView::modelAboutToBeDetached(Model *model)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.cpp
index 31ad0d5a2a1..bf85a77d115 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "effectmakerwidget.h"
 
 #include "effectmakermodel.h"
+#include "effectmakernodesmodel.h"
 #include "effectmakerview.h"
 #include "qmldesignerconstants.h"
 #include "qmldesignerplugin.h"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ static QString propertyEditorResourcesPath()
 
 EffectMakerWidget::EffectMakerWidget(EffectMakerView *view)
     : m_effectMakerModel{new EffectMakerModel(this)}
+    , m_effectMakerNodesModel{new EffectMakerNodesModel(this)}
     , m_effectMakerView(view)
     , m_quickWidget{new StudioQuickWidget(this)}
 {
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ EffectMakerWidget::EffectMakerWidget(EffectMakerView *view)
     QmlDesignerPlugin::trackWidgetFocusTime(this, Constants::EVENT_EFFECTMAKER_TIME);
 
     auto map = m_quickWidget->registerPropertyMap("EffectMakerBackend");
-    map->setProperties({{"effectMakerModel", QVariant::fromValue(m_effectMakerModel.data())},
+    map->setProperties({{"effectMakerNodesModel", QVariant::fromValue(m_effectMakerNodesModel.data())},
+                        {"effectMakerModel", QVariant::fromValue(m_effectMakerModel.data())},
                         {"rootView", QVariant::fromValue(this)}});
 
     // init the first load of the QML UI elements
@@ -91,6 +94,11 @@ QPointer<EffectMakerModel> EffectMakerWidget::effectMakerModel() const
     return m_effectMakerModel;
 }
 
+QPointer<EffectMakerNodesModel> EffectMakerWidget::effectMakerNodesModel() const
+{
+    return m_effectMakerNodesModel;
+}
+
 void EffectMakerWidget::focusSection(int section)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(section)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.h
index 243c8aad14e..74df8d8eec1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectmakerwidget.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace QmlDesigner {
 
 class EffectMakerView;
 class EffectMakerModel;
+class EffectMakerNodesModel;
 
 class EffectMakerWidget : public QFrame
 {
@@ -32,10 +33,10 @@ public:
 
     StudioQuickWidget *quickWidget() const;
     QPointer<EffectMakerModel> effectMakerModel() const;
+    QPointer<EffectMakerNodesModel> effectMakerNodesModel() const;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void focusSection(int section);
 
-
 protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ private:
     void reloadQmlSource();
 
     QPointer<EffectMakerModel> m_effectMakerModel;
+    QPointer<EffectMakerNodesModel> m_effectMakerNodesModel;
     QPointer<EffectMakerView> m_effectMakerView;
     QPointer<StudioQuickWidget> m_quickWidget;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnode.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnode.h
index 74571193f7c..b9a51c7f044 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnode.h
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-class EffectNode
+class EffectNode : public QObject
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString nodeName MEMBER m_name CONSTANT)
+
 public:
     EffectNode(const QString &name);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36a8f0a0d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include "effectnodescategory.h"
+
+namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+EffectNodesCategory::EffectNodesCategory(const QString &name, const QList<EffectNode *> &nodes)
+    : m_name(name),
+    m_categoryNodes(nodes) {}
+
+QString EffectNodesCategory::name() const
+{
+    return m_name;
+}
+
+QList<EffectNode *> EffectNodesCategory::nodes() const
+{
+    return m_categoryNodes;
+}
+
+} // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba7d6868bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectnodescategory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "effectnode.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+class EffectNodesCategory : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString categoryName MEMBER m_name CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QList<EffectNode *> categoryNodes MEMBER m_categoryNodes CONSTANT)
+
+public:
+    EffectNodesCategory(const QString &name, const QList<EffectNode *> &nodes);
+
+    QString name() const;
+    QList<EffectNode *> nodes() const;
+
+private:
+    QString m_name;
+    QList<EffectNode *> m_categoryNodes;
+};
+
+} // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a5b4843fc53..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#include "effectscategory.h"
-
-namespace QmlDesigner {
-
-EffectsCategory::EffectsCategory(const QString &name, const QList<EffectNode *> &subcategories)
-    : m_name(name),
-    m_effects(subcategories) {}
-
-QString EffectsCategory::name() const
-{
-    return m_name;
-}
-
-QList<EffectNode *> EffectsCategory::effects() const
-{
-    return m_effects;
-}
-
-} // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.h
deleted file mode 100644
index aa4fc22eb92..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/effectscategory.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "effectnode.h"
-
-#include <QObject>
-
-namespace QmlDesigner {
-
-class EffectsCategory
-{
-public:
-    EffectsCategory(const QString &name, const QList<EffectNode *> &subcategories);
-
-    QString name() const;
-    QList<EffectNode *> effects() const;
-
-private:
-    QString m_name;
-    QList<EffectNode *> m_effects;
-};
-
-} // namespace QmlDesigner