diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport.qrc b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport.qrc
index c38ede5929c..b45fb8ccc31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport.qrc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         <file>wizards/icon.png</file>
         <file>wizards/icon@2x.png</file>
         <file>wizards/application/CMakeLists.txt</file>
+        <file>wizards/application/project.qmlproject.tpl</file>
         <file>wizards/application/main.qml.tpl</file>
         <file>wizards/application/wizard.json</file>
     </qresource>
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/project.qmlproject.tpl b/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/project.qmlproject.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b5d6d58631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/project.qmlproject.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* File generated by Qt Creator */
+
+import QmlProject 1.1
+
+Project {
+    mainFile: "%{MainQmlFile}"
+    qtForMCUs: true
+
+    /* Include .qml, .js, and image files from current directory and subdirectories */
+    QmlFiles {
+        directory: "."
+    }
+    JavaScriptFiles {
+        directory: "."
+    }
+    ImageFiles {
+        directory: "."
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/wizard.json b/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/wizard.json
index 4e16d17e937..1c598507e13 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/wizard.json
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/wizards/application/wizard.json
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
                     "source": "CMakeLists.txt",
                     "openAsProject": true
                 },
+                {
+                    "source": "project.qmlproject.tpl",
+                    "target": "%{ProjectDirectory}/%{ProjectName}.qmlproject",
+                    "openInEditor": false
+                },
                 {
                     "source": "main.qml.tpl",
                     "target": "%{ProjectDirectory}/%{MainQmlFile}",