diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/RectangleSpecifics.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/RectangleSpecifics.qml
index 0fa2b331a8c..3cd5d90399f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/RectangleSpecifics.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/RectangleSpecifics.qml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Column {
         ColorEditor {
             caption: qsTr("Color")
             backendValue: backendValues.color
-            supportGradient: true
+            supportGradient: backendValues.gradient.isAvailable
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
index 3ec61f9cabb..515b73ed2cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ bool PropertyEditorValue::isTranslated() const
 
 bool PropertyEditorValue::isAvailable() const
 {
-    const QList<QByteArray> mcuProperties = {"layer", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "transformOrigin", "smooth", "antialiasing", "border"};
+    const QList<QByteArray> mcuProperties = {"layer", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "gradient",
+                                             "transformOrigin", "smooth", "antialiasing", "border"};
     const QList<QByteArray> list = name().split('.');
     const QByteArray pureName = list.first();