diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index bf05a8946ec..90eaa719818 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const char SETTINGS_OPTION[] = "-settingspath";
 const char INSTALL_SETTINGS_OPTION[] = "-installsettingspath";
 const char TEST_OPTION[] = "-test";
 const char STYLE_OPTION[] = "-style";
+const char QML_LITE_DESIGNER_OPTION[] = "-qml-lite-designer";
 const char TEMPORARY_CLEAN_SETTINGS1[] = "-temporarycleansettings";
 const char TEMPORARY_CLEAN_SETTINGS2[] = "-tcs";
 const char PID_OPTION[] = "-pid";
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ struct Options
     QString installSettingsPath;
     QStringList customPluginPaths;
     QString uiLanguage;
+    QString singleAppIdPostfix;
     // list of arguments that were handled and not passed to the application or plugin manager
     QStringList preAppArguments;
     // list of arguments to be passed to the application or plugin manager
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ Options parseCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[])
                 options.hasStyleOption = true;
             if (arg == TEST_OPTION)
                 options.hasTestOption = true;
+            if (arg == QML_LITE_DESIGNER_OPTION)
+                options.singleAppIdPostfix = QML_LITE_DESIGNER_OPTION;
             options.appArguments.push_back(*it);
         }
         ++it;
@@ -701,9 +705,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     // create a custom Qt message handler that shows messages in a bare bones UI
     // if creation of the QGuiApplication fails.
     auto handler = std::make_unique<ShowInGuiHandler>();
-    std::unique_ptr<SharedTools::QtSingleApplication>
-        appPtr(SharedTools::createApplication(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::IDE_DISPLAY_NAME),
-                                              numberOfArguments, options.appArguments.data()));
+    const QString singleAppId = QString(Core::Constants::IDE_DISPLAY_NAME)
+                                + options.singleAppIdPostfix;
+    std::unique_ptr<SharedTools::QtSingleApplication> appPtr(
+        SharedTools::createApplication(singleAppId, numberOfArguments, options.appArguments.data()));
     handler.reset();
     SharedTools::QtSingleApplication &app = *appPtr;
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(Core::Constants::IDE_CASED_ID);