diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
index 7bcf80a8cd4..c8291b38868 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 #include "settingspage.h"
 #include "designmodecontext.h"
 
+#include <connectionview.h>
+#include <sourcetool/sourcetool.h>
+#include <colortool/colortool.h>
+#include <texttool/texttool.h>
+#include <pathtool/pathtool.h>
+
 #include <qmljseditor/qmljseditorconstants.h>
 
 #include <qmljstools/qmljstoolsconstants.h>
@@ -127,6 +133,12 @@ bool QmlDesignerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *e
 
     data->settings.fromSettings(Core::ICore::settings());
 
+    data->viewManager.registerViewTakingOwnership(new QmlDesigner::Internal::ConnectionView());
+    data->viewManager.registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(new QmlDesigner::SourceTool);
+    data->viewManager.registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(new QmlDesigner::ColorTool);
+    data->viewManager.registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(new QmlDesigner::TextTool);
+    data->viewManager.registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(new QmlDesigner::PathTool);
+
     const Core::Context switchContext(QmlDesigner::Constants::C_QMLDESIGNER,
         QmlJSEditor::Constants::C_QMLJSEDITOR_ID);