diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.cpp
index 29c3ab3f299..27a52e48a40 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ Quick3DNodeInstance::~Quick3DNodeInstance()
 {
 }
 
+void Quick3DNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance,
+                                     InstanceContainer::NodeFlags flags)
+{
+    ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(objectNodeInstance, flags);
+
+#ifdef QUICK3D_MODULE
+    if (quick3DNode()) {
+        QQuick3DObject::Type nodeType = quick3DNode()->type();
+        if (nodeType == QQuick3DObject::Camera || nodeType == QQuick3DObject::Light
+            || nodeType == QQuick3DObject::Model || nodeType == QQuick3DObject::Image
+            || nodeType == QQuick3DObject::Text) {
+            setPropertyVariant("pickable", true); // allow 3D objects to receive mouse clicks
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 Qt5NodeInstanceServer *Quick3DNodeInstance::qt5NodeInstanceServer() const
 {
     return qobject_cast<Qt5NodeInstanceServer *>(nodeInstanceServer());
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.h
index 6bfc2a02a19..96c44c4d525 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quick3dnodeinstance.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
     ~Quick3DNodeInstance() override;
     static Pointer create(QObject *objectToBeWrapped);
     void setHideInEditor(bool b) override;
+    void initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance,
+                    InstanceContainer::NodeFlags flags) override;
 
 protected:
     explicit Quick3DNodeInstance(QObject *node);