diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
index f480e9bb97c..6e6660a5cbb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ QProcessEnvironment PuppetCreator::processEnvironment() const
         customFileSelectors = m_target->additionalData("CustomFileSelectorsData").toStringList();
     }
 
+    customFileSelectors.append("DesignMode");
+
     if (m_availablePuppetType == FallbackPuppet)
         importPaths.prepend(QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::Qml2ImportsPath));