diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/newprojectdialog/imports/NewProjectDialog/Details.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/newprojectdialog/imports/NewProjectDialog/Details.qml
index 786f17db064..7399db69149 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/newprojectdialog/imports/NewProjectDialog/Details.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/newprojectdialog/imports/NewProjectDialog/Details.qml
@@ -192,25 +192,29 @@ Item {
                 SC.ComboBox {   // Screen Size ComboBox
                     id: screenSizeComboBox
                     actionIndicatorVisible: false
-                    currentIndex: 1
+                    currentIndex: -1
                     model: screenSizeModel
                     textRole: "display"
                     width: parent.width
                     font.pixelSize: DialogValues.defaultPixelSize
 
                     onActivated: (index) => {
-                         // NOTE: item 0 is activated when the screenSizeModel is reset
-                         dialogBox.setScreenSizeIndex(index);
+                        dialogBox.setScreenSizeIndex(index);
 
-                         var r = screenSizeModel.screenSizes(index);
-                         widthField.realValue = r.width;
-                         heightField.realValue = r.height;
-                     }
+                        var size = screenSizeModel.screenSizes(index);
+                        widthField.realValue = size.width;
+                        heightField.realValue = size.height;
+                    }
 
                     Connections {
                         target: screenSizeModel
                         function onModelReset() {
-                            screenSizeComboBox.activated(screenSizeComboBox.currentIndex)
+                            var newIndex = screenSizeComboBox.currentIndex > -1
+                                    ? screenSizeComboBox.currentIndex
+                                    : dialogBox.screenSizeIndex()
+
+                            screenSizeComboBox.currentIndex = newIndex
+                            screenSizeComboBox.activated(newIndex)
                         }
                     }
                 } // Screen Size ComboBox
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
index 9afca814dda..62def1d397e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ void QdsNewDialog::setScreenSizeIndex(int index)
     m_qmlScreenSizeIndex = index;
 }
 
+int QdsNewDialog::screenSizeIndex() const
+{
+    return m_wizard.screenSizeIndex();
+}
+
 void QdsNewDialog::setTargetQtVersion(int index)
 {
     m_wizard.setTargetQtVersionIndex(index);
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
index ede50bc97a7..8e331bd125e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/qdsnewdialog.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QString currentProjectQmlPath() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE void setScreenSizeIndex(int index); // called when ComboBox item is "activated"
+    Q_INVOKABLE int screenSizeIndex() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE void setTargetQtVersion(int index);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QString chooseProjectLocation();
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.cpp
index fce7aa120f9..c8c6c85d12e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ void WizardHandler::setScreenSizeIndex(int index)
     cbfield->selectRow(index);
 }
 
+int WizardHandler::screenSizeIndex() const
+{
+    auto *field = m_detailsPage->jsonField("ScreenFactor");
+    auto *cbfield = dynamic_cast<ProjectExplorer::ComboBoxField *>(field);
+    QTC_ASSERT(cbfield, return -1);
+
+    return cbfield->selectedRow();
+}
+
 void WizardHandler::setTargetQtVersionIndex(int index)
 {
     auto *field = m_detailsPage->jsonField("TargetQtVersion");
diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.h b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.h
index a828d595f66..ad9424bc441 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/wizardhandler.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
      //TODO: location should not be needed in reset() -- only when creating the project
     void reset(const ProjectItem &projectInfo, int projectSelection, const Utils::FilePath &location);
     void setScreenSizeIndex(int index);
+    int screenSizeIndex() const;
     void setTargetQtVersionIndex(int index);
     bool haveTargetQtVersion() const;
     void setStyleIndex(int index);