diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index 6b4af9e9f8f..6c5650359dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ QVector<PropertyInfo> getQmlTypes(const CppComponentValue *objectValue, const Co
         TypeName type = property.second;
         if (!objectValue->isPointer(nameAsString) && !objectValue->isListProperty(nameAsString))
             type = objectValue->propertyType(nameAsString).toUtf8();
+
+        if (type == "unknown" && objectValue->hasProperty(nameAsString))
+            type = objectValue->propertyType(nameAsString).toUtf8();
+
         propertyList.append(qMakePair(name, type));
     }