diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/designer_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/designer/designer_dependencies.pri
index fb76a7eb50b..b4bb0d46b47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/designer_dependencies.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/designer_dependencies.pri
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ QTC_LIB_DEPENDS += \
     extensionsystem \
     utils
 QTC_PLUGIN_DEPENDS += \
+    resourceeditor\
     cpptools \
     projectexplorer \
     texteditor \
diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/resourcehandler.cpp b/src/plugins/designer/resourcehandler.cpp
index 7c331f61925..e131fc88a78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/resourcehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/resourcehandler.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/nodesvisitor.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/session.h>
+#include <resourceeditor/resourcenode.h>
 
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
 #    include <QDesignerFormWindowInterface>
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ void QrcFilesVisitor::visitFolderNode(FolderNode *folderNode)
         if (fileNode->fileType() == ProjectExplorer::ResourceType)
             m_qrcFiles.append(fileNode->path());
     }
+    if (qobject_cast<ResourceEditor::ResourceTopLevelNode *>(folderNode))
+        m_qrcFiles.append(folderNode->path());
 }
 
 // ------------ ResourceHandler