diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/CMakeLists.txt
index be2d12733cb..149176578d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 add_subdirectory(designercore)
-add_subdirectory(qmldesignerutils)
 add_subdirectory(designsystem)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/CMakeLists.txt
index aa1a89da4b3..f2ae3bc48d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,3 +67,5 @@ else ()
     target_link_libraries(QmlDesignerBase PRIVATE -Wl,--whole-archive $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:QmlDesignerSettings> -Wl,--no-whole-archive)
   endif ()
 endif ()
+
+add_subdirectory(libs)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30995f39b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(qmldesignerutils)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/asset.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/designeralgorithm.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/designeralgorithm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/designeralgorithm.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/designeralgorithm.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/filedownloader.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/fileextractor.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/hdrimage.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/imageutils.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/importutils.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/ktximage.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/maputils.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/maputils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/maputils.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/maputils.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/memory.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/memory.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/memory.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/memory.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/multifiledownloader.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/qmldesignerutils_global.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/qmldesignerutils_global.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/qmldesignerutils_global.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/qmldesignerutils_global.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/stringutils.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.cpp
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.cpp
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.h b/src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.h
rename to src/plugins/qmldesignerbase/libs/qmldesignerutils/version.h