diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.cpp
index 9d6be4e1c7c..2233538196f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ QList<GenerateResource::ResourceFile> getFilesFromQrc(QFile *file, bool inProjec
     return fileList;
 }
 
-void GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry()
+void GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent)
 {
     Core::ActionContainer *menu =
             Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Core::Constants::M_FILE);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry()
     const Core::Context projectContext(QmlProjectManager::Constants::QML_PROJECT_ID);
     // ToDo: move this to QtCreator and add tr to the string then
     auto action = new QAction(QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::GenerateResource",
-                                                          "Generate QRC Resource File"));
+                                                          "Generate QRC Resource File"), parent);
     action->setEnabled(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject() != nullptr);
     // todo make it more intelligent when it gets enabled
     QObject::connect(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::instance(),
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry()
 
     // ToDo: move this to QtCreator and add tr to the string then
     auto rccAction = new QAction(QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::GenerateResource",
-                                                             "Generate Deployable Package"));
+                                                             "Generate Deployable Package"), parent);
     rccAction->setEnabled(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject() != nullptr);
     QObject::connect(ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::instance(),
         &ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProjectChanged, [rccAction]() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.h
index 42d96c2d513..d96274efe5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/generateresource.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct ResourceFile
     QString fileName;
     bool inProject;
 };
-    void generateMenuEntry();
+    void generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent);
     QStringList getFileList(const QList<ResourceFile> &);
     QTableWidget* createFilesTable(const QList<ResourceFile> &);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
index 1ce53ee8d71..131bedac04d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ bool QmlDesignerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *e
         return false;
     d = new QmlDesignerPluginPrivate;
     if (QmlProjectManager::QmlProject::isQtDesignStudio())
-        GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry();
+        GenerateResource::generateMenuEntry(this);
 
     const QString fontPath
         = Core::ICore::resourcePath(
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.cpp
index 559bd42cefb..d64dc672503 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ const QString ERROR_TEXT = QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::CmakeProjec
 const QString SUCCESS_TEXT = QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::CmakeProjectConverter",
                                                          "Creating project succeeded.");
 
-void CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry()
+void CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent)
 {
     Core::ActionContainer *menu =
             Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Core::Constants::M_FILE);
-    auto action = new QAction(MENU_ITEM_CONVERT);
+    auto action = new QAction(MENU_ITEM_CONVERT, parent);
     QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, CmakeProjectConverter::onConvertProject);
     Core::Command *cmd = Core::ActionManager::registerAction(action, "QmlProject.ConvertToCmakeProject");
     menu->addAction(cmd, Core::Constants::G_FILE_EXPORT);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.h
index 0efad68ac7a..1022f657b27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakeprojectconverter.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CmakeProjectConverter {
 public:
     bool convertProject(const QmlProjectManager::QmlProject *project,
                         const Utils::FilePath &targetDir);
-    static void generateMenuEntry();
+    static void generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent);
     static void onConvertProject();
     static bool isProjectConvertable(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     static bool isProjectCurrentFormat(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
index 380cbc70873..5dde651ded2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ enum ProjectDirectoryError {
 const QString MENU_ITEM_GENERATE = QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::GenerateCmake",
                                                                "Generate CMake Build Files");
 
-void generateMenuEntry()
+void generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent)
 {
     Core::ActionContainer *menu =
             Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Core::Constants::M_FILE);
-    auto action = new QAction(MENU_ITEM_GENERATE);
+    auto action = new QAction(MENU_ITEM_GENERATE, parent);
     QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, GenerateCmake::onGenerateCmakeLists);
     Core::Command *cmd = Core::ActionManager::registerAction(action, "QmlProject.CreateCMakeLists");
     menu->addAction(cmd, Core::Constants::G_FILE_EXPORT);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.h
index 20020f51f34..02cf19b7028 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/generatecmakelists.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct GeneratableFile {
 
 bool operator==(const GeneratableFile &left, const GeneratableFile &right);
 
-void generateMenuEntry();
+void generateMenuEntry(QObject *parent);
 void onGenerateCmakeLists();
 bool isErrorFatal(int error);
 int isProjectCorrectlyFormed(const Utils::FilePath &rootDir);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
index 4c98a998838..e06f0016db9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ bool QmlProjectPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &, QString *errorMessage)
                 });
     }
 
-    GenerateCmake::generateMenuEntry();
-    GenerateCmake::CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry();
+    GenerateCmake::generateMenuEntry(this);
+    GenerateCmake::CmakeProjectConverter::generateMenuEntry(this);
 
     return true;
 }