diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
index 5dd2b1dd5d6..bd9031ddc26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ void openEffectMaker(const QString &filePath)
     }
 }
 
-Utils::FilePath getEffectsDirectory()
+Utils::FilePath getEffectsImportDirectory()
 {
     QString defaultDir = "asset_imports/Effects";
     Utils::FilePath projectPath = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().currentProjectDirPath();
@@ -1691,6 +1691,11 @@ Utils::FilePath getEffectsDirectory()
     return effectsPath;
 }
 
+QString getEffectsDefaultDirectory(const QString &defaultDir)
+{
+    return getAssetDefaultDirectory("effects", defaultDir);
+}
+
 QString getEffectIcon(const QString &effectPath)
 {
     const ProjectExplorer::Target *target = ProjectExplorer::ProjectTree::currentTarget();
@@ -1718,7 +1723,7 @@ bool useLayerEffect()
 bool validateEffect(const QString &effectPath)
 {
     const QString effectName = QFileInfo(effectPath).baseName();
-    Utils::FilePath effectsResDir = ModelNodeOperations::getEffectsDirectory();
+    Utils::FilePath effectsResDir = ModelNodeOperations::getEffectsImportDirectory();
     Utils::FilePath qmlPath = effectsResDir.resolvePath(effectName + "/" + effectName + ".qml");
     if (!qmlPath.exists()) {
         QMessageBox msgBox;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
index 2e60b253195..1cee080c561 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.h
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ void addMouseAreaFill(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void openSignalDialog(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 void updateImported3DAsset(const SelectionContext &selectionContext);
 
-QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT Utils::FilePath getEffectsDirectory();
+QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT Utils::FilePath getEffectsImportDirectory();
+QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT QString getEffectsDefaultDirectory(const QString &defaultDir);
 void openEffectMaker(const QString &filePath);
 QString getEffectIcon(const QString &effectPath);
 bool useLayerEffect();