diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
index a9f20243a69..2e4a3bfe82a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FetchContent_Populate(ds)
 
 target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     QuickStudioComponentsplugin
+    QuickStudioDesignEffectsplugin
     QuickStudioEffectsplugin
     QuickStudioApplicationplugin
     FlowViewplugin