diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/MainForm.ui.qml.tpl b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/MainForm.ui.qml.tpl
index 5718eeef36d..a41e66157c0 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/MainForm.ui.qml.tpl
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/MainForm.ui.qml.tpl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick %{QtQuickVersion}
 
 Rectangle {
     property alias mouseArea: mouseArea
+    property alias textEdit: textEdit
 
     width: 360
     height: 360
@@ -11,8 +12,18 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
     }
 
-    Text {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        text: "Hello World"
+    TextEdit {
+        id: textEdit
+        text: qsTr("Enter some text...")
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        anchors.topMargin: 20
+        Rectangle {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            anchors.margins: -10
+            color: "transparent"
+            border.width: 1
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
index 69f2694815b..a15a1f0b569 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 %{JS: QtSupport.qtIncludes([], ["QtGui/QGuiApplication", "QtQml/QQmlApplicationEngine"])}
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+@if %{UseVirtualKeyboard}
+    qputenv("QT_IM_MODULE", QByteArray("qtvirtualkeyboard"));
+
+@endif
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.qml.tpl b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.qml.tpl
index 66c4c147c2b..bf7b08db71f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.qml.tpl
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/main.qml.tpl
@@ -1,30 +1,77 @@
 import QtQuick %{QtQuickVersion}
 import QtQuick.Window %{QtQuickWindowVersion}
+@if %{UseVirtualKeyboard}
+import %{QtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport}
+@endif
 
 Window {
     visible: true
     width: 640
     height: 480
     title: qsTr("Hello World")
+@if %{UseVirtualKeyboard}
+    id: root
+@endif
 
 @if %{IsUiFileInUse}
     MainForm {
         anchors.fill: parent
         mouseArea.onClicked: {
-            Qt.quit();
+            console.log(qsTr('Clicked on background. Text: "' + textEdit.text + '"'))
         }
     }
 @else
     MouseArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
         onClicked: {
-            Qt.quit();
+            console.log(qsTr('Clicked on background. Text: "' + textEdit.text + '"'))
         }
     }
 
-    Text {
-        text: qsTr("Hello World")
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
+    TextEdit {
+        id: textEdit
+        text: qsTr("Enter some text...")
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        anchors.topMargin: 20
+        Rectangle {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            anchors.margins: -10
+            color: "transparent"
+            border.width: 1
+        }
+    }
+@endif
+@if %{UseVirtualKeyboard}
+
+    InputPanel {
+        id: inputPanel
+        z: 99
+        x: 0
+        y: root.height
+        width: root.width
+
+        states: State {
+            name: "visible"
+            when: %{QtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible}
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: inputPanel
+                y: root.height - inputPanel.height
+            }
+        }
+        transitions: Transition {
+            from: ""
+            to: "visible"
+            reversible: true
+            ParallelAnimation {
+                NumberAnimation {
+                    properties: "y"
+                    duration: 250
+                    easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 @endif
 }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
index e2722e14355..059c7b98ad6 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtquickapplication/wizard.json
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
         { "key": "MainCppFileName", "value": "%{JS: 'main.' + Util.preferredSuffix('text/x-c++src')}" },
         { "key": "QtQuickVersion", "value": "%{JS: %{QtVersion}.qtQuickVersion}" },
         { "key": "QtQuickWindowVersion", "value": "%{JS: %{QtVersion}.qtQuickWindowVersion}" },
+        { "key": "QtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport", "value": "%{JS: %{QtVersion}.qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport}" },
+        { "key": "QtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible", "value": "%{JS: %{QtVersion}.qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible}" },
         { "key": "QtQuickFeature", "value": "QtSupport.Wizards.FeatureQtQuick.%{QtQuickVersion}" },
         { "key": "UiSupport", "value": "%{JS: '%{QtQuickVersion}' !== '2.3' }" },
-        { "key": "IsUiFileInUse", "value": "%{JS: %{UiSupport} && %{QmlUiSplit} }" }
+        { "key": "IsUiFileInUse", "value": "%{JS: %{UiSupport} && %{QmlUiSplit} }" },
+        { "key": "UseVirtualKeyboard", "value": "%{JS: [ %{Plugins} ].indexOf('Boot2Qt') >= 0}" }
     ],
 
     "pages":
@@ -48,7 +51,9 @@
                                 "value":
                                 "{
                                     'qtQuickVersion': '2.7',
-                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2'
+                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport': 'QtQuick.VirtualKeyboard 2.1',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible': 'inputPanel.active'
                                 }"
                             },
                             {
@@ -56,7 +61,9 @@
                                 "value":
                                 "{
                                     'qtQuickVersion': '2.6',
-                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2'
+                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport': 'QtQuick.Enterprise.VirtualKeyboard 2.0',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible': 'inputPanel.active'
                                 }"
                             },
                             {
@@ -64,7 +71,9 @@
                                 "value":
                                 "{
                                     'qtQuickVersion': '2.5',
-                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2'
+                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport': 'QtQuick.Enterprise.VirtualKeyboard 1.3',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible': 'Qt.inputMethod.visible'
                                 }"
                             },
                             {
@@ -72,7 +81,9 @@
                                 "value":
                                 "{
                                     'qtQuickVersion': '2.4',
-                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2'
+                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport': 'QtQuick.Enterprise.VirtualKeyboard 1.0',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible': 'Qt.inputMethod.visible'
                                 }"
                             },
                             {
@@ -80,7 +91,9 @@
                                 "value":
                                 "{
                                     'qtQuickVersion': '2.3',
-                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2'
+                                    'qtQuickWindowVersion': '2.2',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardImport': 'QtQuick.Enterprise.VirtualKeyboard 1.0',
+                                    'qtQuickVirtualKeyboardWhenVisible': 'Qt.inputMethod.visible'
                                 }"
                             }
                         ]