diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index 375181744b1..f8d9734ae14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceView::showContextMenu(QPoint position)
     }
 }
 
+bool QmlProfilerTraceView::isUsable() const
+{
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+    return d->m_mainView->quickWindow()->rendererInterface()->graphicsApi()
+            == QSGRendererInterface::OpenGL;
+#else
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 void QmlProfilerTraceView::changeEvent(QEvent *e)
 {
     if (e->type() == QEvent::EnabledChange) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
index 29e7915c20a..48fbdafaaed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     qint64 selectionStart() const;
     qint64 selectionEnd() const;
     void showContextMenu(QPoint position);
+    bool isUsable() const;
 
 public slots:
     void clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
index a832cae0c3a..6d8b67f03f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ void QmlProfilerViewManager::restrictEventsToRange(qint64 rangeStart, qint64 ran
     d->profilerModelManager->restrictToRange(rangeStart, rangeEnd);
 }
 
+bool QmlProfilerViewManager::isTimelineUsable() const
+{
+    return d->traceView->isUsable();
+}
+
 void QmlProfilerViewManager::raiseTimeline()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(qobject_cast<QDockWidget *>(d->traceView->parentWidget()), return);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
index e7b5d9ee947..b6010ef589f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     bool isEventsRestrictedToRange() const;
     void restrictEventsToRange(qint64 rangeStart, qint64 rangeEnd);
 
+    bool isTimelineUsable() const;
     void raiseTimeline();
 
 public slots: