diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.cpp
index abab295c3ed..5783f2eff6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ bool generateMainCpp(const FilePath &dir)
             for (EnvironmentItem &envItem : buildSystem->environment()) {
                 QString key = envItem.name;
                 QString value = envItem.value;
+                if (isFileResource(value))
+                    value.prepend(":/");
                 environment.append(QString(ENV_HEADER_VARIABLE_LINE).arg(key).arg(value));
             }
             QString envHeaderContent = GenerateCmake::readTemplate(ENV_HEADER_TEMPLATE_PATH)
@@ -597,7 +599,17 @@ bool generateMainQml(const FilePath &dir)
     return GenerateCmake::queueFile(filePath, content);
 }
 
+const QStringList resourceFileLocations = {"qtquickcontrols2.conf"};
+
+bool isFileResource(QString &relativeFilePath)
+{
+    if (resourceFileLocations.contains(relativeFilePath))
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
 }
 
-}
+} //GenerateEntryPoints
+
+} //QmlDesigner
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.h
index 53c6703ef0c..eafe72defcb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generatecmakelists.h
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ namespace GenerateEntryPoints {
 bool generateEntryPointFiles(const Utils::FilePath &dir);
 bool generateMainCpp(const Utils::FilePath &dir);
 bool generateMainQml(const Utils::FilePath &dir);
+bool isFileResource(const QString &relativeFilePath);
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlprojectmaincmakelists.tpl b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlprojectmaincmakelists.tpl
index 926f7b43be9..d1ead0eaa9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlprojectmaincmakelists.tpl
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlprojectmaincmakelists.tpl
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick)
 add_executable(%1 src/main.cpp)
 
+qt_add_resources(%1 "configuration"
+    PREFIX "/"
+    FILES
+        qtquickcontrols2.conf
+)
+
 target_link_libraries(%1 PRIVATE
     Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core
     Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui