diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
index e40db1872e8..10cdb9135fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,21 @@ QProcess *PuppetCreator::puppetProcess(const QString &puppetPath,
         QObject::connect(puppetProcess, SIGNAL(readyRead()), handlerObject, outputSlot);
     }
     puppetProcess->setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
-    puppetProcess->start(puppetPath, {socketToken, puppetMode, "-graphicssystem raster"});
+
+    bool forceFreeType = false;
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() && m_currentProject && m_currentProject->activeTarget()) {
+        const QVariant customData = m_currentProject->activeTarget()
+                                        ->additionalData("CustomForceFreeType");
+
+        if (customData.isValid())
+            forceFreeType = customData.toBool();
+    }
+
+    QString forceFreeTypeOption;
+    if (forceFreeType)
+        forceFreeTypeOption = "-platform windows:fontengine=freetype";
+
+    puppetProcess->start(puppetPath, {socketToken, puppetMode, "-graphicssystem raster", forceFreeTypeOption });
 
 #ifndef QMLDESIGNER_TEST
     QString debugPuppet = m_designerSettings.value(DesignerSettingsKey::
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectfileformat.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectfileformat.cpp
index 2b3cfa9bdc9..f62c7c1294e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectfileformat.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectfileformat.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ QmlProjectItem *QmlProjectFileFormat::parseProjectFile(const Utils::FilePath &fi
         if (fileSelectorsProperty.isValid())
             projectItem->setFileSelectors(fileSelectorsProperty.toStringList());
 
+        const QVariant forceFreeTypeProperty = rootNode->property("forceFreeType");
+        if (forceFreeTypeProperty.isValid())
+            projectItem->setForceFreeType(forceFreeTypeProperty.toBool());
+
         const QVariant targetDirectoryPropery = rootNode->property("targetDirectory");
         if (targetDirectoryPropery.isValid())
             projectItem->setTargetDirectory(targetDirectoryPropery.toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.cpp
index 91d8eff591e..b36938b9f22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ bool QmlProjectItem::matchesFile(const QString &filePath) const
     });
 }
 
+void QmlProjectItem::setForceFreeType(bool b)
+{
+    m_forceFreeType = b;
+}
+
 Utils::EnvironmentItems QmlProjectItem::environment() const
 {
     return m_environment;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.h
index 29b2e88d99c..5245e3872cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/fileformat/qmlprojectitem.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public:
     QStringList files() const;
     bool matchesFile(const QString &filePath) const;
 
+    bool forceFreeType() const { return m_forceFreeType; };
+    void setForceFreeType(bool);
+
     QString mainFile() const { return m_mainFile; }
     void setMainFile(const QString &mainFilePath) { m_mainFile = mainFilePath; }
 
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ protected:
     QString m_mainFile;
     Utils::EnvironmentItems m_environment;
     QVector<QmlProjectContentItem *> m_content; // content property
+    bool m_forceFreeType = false;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmlProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index d3d96c20cee..5da4acf3172 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ QStringList QmlProject::customFileSelectors() const
     return {};
 }
 
+bool QmlProject::forceFreeType() const
+{
+    if (m_projectItem)
+        return m_projectItem.data()->forceFreeType();
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool QmlProject::addFiles(const QStringList &filePaths)
 {
     QStringList toAdd;
@@ -259,6 +266,8 @@ QVariant QmlProject::additionalData(Id id, const Target *) const
 {
     if (id == Constants::customFileSelectorsData)
         return customFileSelectors();
+    if (id == Constants::customForceFreeTypeData)
+        return forceFreeType();
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
index 9b09cbd5281..6433333278b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     Utils::EnvironmentItems environment() const;
     QStringList customImportPaths() const;
     QStringList customFileSelectors() const;
+    bool forceFreeType() const;
 
     bool addFiles(const QStringList &filePaths);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectconstants.h
index eb2ddcddb1d..ecf39bc32ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectconstants.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Constants {
 
 const char * const QMLPROJECT_MIMETYPE = QmlJSTools::Constants::QMLPROJECT_MIMETYPE;
 const char customFileSelectorsData[] = "CustomFileSelectorsData";
+const char customForceFreeTypeData[] = "CustomForceFreeType";
 
 } // namespace Constants
 } // namespace QmlProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 6e67361d113..066c28f4557 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ QString QmlProjectRunConfiguration::commandLineArguments() const
         Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, fileSelector, osType);
     }
 
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() && project->forceFreeType()) {
+        Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, "-platform", osType);
+        Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, "windows:fontengine=freetype", osType);
+    }
+
     const QString main = project->targetFile(Utils::FilePath::fromString(mainScript()),
                                              currentTarget).toString();
     if (!main.isEmpty())