diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquick2app/app.pro b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquick2app/app.pro
index df37cf767b2..2495771e53d 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquick2app/app.pro
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquick2app/app.pro
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ QML_IMPORT_PATH =
 # The .cpp file which was generated for your project. Feel free to hack it.
 SOURCES += main.cpp
 
+# Installation path
+# target.path =
+
 # Please do not modify the following two lines. Required for deployment.
 include(qtquick2applicationviewer/qtquick2applicationviewer.pri)
 # REMOVE_NEXT_LINE (wizard will remove the include and append deployment.pri to qmlapplicationviewer.pri, instead) #
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/app.pro b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/app.pro
index 9fe3c6fdcf4..e96d5e0c4be 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/app.pro
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/qtquickapp/app.pro
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ QML_IMPORT_PATH =
 # The .cpp file which was generated for your project. Feel free to hack it.
 SOURCES += main.cpp
 
+# Installation path
+# target.path =
+
 # Please do not modify the following two lines. Required for deployment.
 include(qmlapplicationviewer/qmlapplicationviewer.pri)
 # REMOVE_NEXT_LINE (wizard will remove the include and append deployment.pri to qmlapplicationviewer.pri, instead) #
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/shared/deployment.pri b/share/qtcreator/templates/shared/deployment.pri
index e2a4bcab1f7..cf304118e84 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/shared/deployment.pri
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/shared/deployment.pri
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ android {
             QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first copydeploymentfolders
         }
     }
-    installPrefix = /opt/$${TARGET}
+    !isEmpty(target.path) {
+        installPrefix = $${target.path}
+    } else {
+        installPrefix = /opt/$${TARGET}
+    }
     for(deploymentfolder, DEPLOYMENTFOLDERS) {
         item = item$${deploymentfolder}
         itemfiles = $${item}.files
@@ -133,8 +137,10 @@ android {
         INSTALLS += icon desktopfile
     }
 
-    target.path = $${installPrefix}/bin
-    export(target.path)
+    isEmpty(target.path) {
+        target.path = $${installPrefix}/bin
+        export(target.path)
+    }
     INSTALLS += target
 }