diff --git a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
index 72823240ae3..d0bde8e9946 100644
--- a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ WelcomeMode::WelcomeMode()
     divider->setPalette(themeColor(Theme::Welcome_DividerColor));
 
     m_pageStack = new QStackedWidget(m_modeWidget);
+    m_pageStack->setObjectName("WelcomeScreenStackedWidget");
     m_pageStack->setAutoFillBackground(true);
 
     auto hbox = new QHBoxLayout;
diff --git a/tests/system/shared/welcome.py b/tests/system/shared/welcome.py
index 406f379e030..0d6d446f6b3 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/welcome.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/welcome.py
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ def getWelcomeScreenSideBarButton(buttonLabel):
     return __getWelcomeScreenButtonHelper__(buttonLabel, sideBar)
 
 def getWelcomeScreenMainButton(buttonLabel):
-    stackedWidget = waitForObject("{type='QWidget' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
-                                  "leftWidget={type='QWidget' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
-                                  "leftWidget={type='Welcome::Internal::SideBar' unnamed='1' "
-                                  "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}}}")
+    stackedWidget = waitForObject("{type='QStackedWidget' name='WelcomeScreenStackedWidget' "
+                                  "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}")
     currentStackWidget = stackedWidget.currentWidget()
     return __getWelcomeScreenButtonHelper__(buttonLabel, currentStackWidget)