diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
index 7703f352b0e..b710a8226f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ void ItemLibraryWidget::handleAddImport(int index)
             imports.append(dependencyImport);
     }
     imports.append(import);
-    model->changeImports(imports, {});
+    try {
+        model->changeImports(imports, {});
+    } catch (const Exception &e) {
+        e.showException();
+    }
 
     switchToComponentsView();
     updateSearch();