diff --git a/cmake/Utils.cmake b/cmake/Utils.cmake
index 53c8f9f8012..87bbb3d6c85 100644
--- a/cmake/Utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Utils.cmake
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function(configure_qml_designer Qt6_VERSION)
     set(QMLDESIGNER_GCC_REQUIRED_VERSION 10.0)
     set(QMLDESIGNER_CLANG_REQUIRED_VERSION 13.0)
     set(QMLDESIGNER_APPLECLANG_REQUIRED_VERSION 15.0)
+    set(QMLDESIGNER_MSVC_REQUIRED_VERSION 1930) # means MSVC 2022
 
     string(CONCAT QMLDESIGNER_FEATURE_DESC
            "Needs a Qt ${QMLDESIGNER_QT6_REQUIRED_VERSION} or newer")
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ function(configure_qml_designer Qt6_VERSION)
                 CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${QMLDESIGNER_CLANG_REQUIRED_VERSION})
             set(QTC_WITH_QMLDESIGNER_DEFAULT OFF)
             string(APPEND QMLDESIGNER_FEATURE_DESC " and at least Clang ${QMLDESIGNER_CLANG_REQUIRED_VERSION}")
+        elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC" AND
+                CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${QMLDESIGNER_MSVC_REQUIRED_VERSION})
+            set(QTC_WITH_QMLDESIGNER_DEFAULT OFF)
+            string(APPEND QMLDESIGNER_FEATURE_DESC " and at least MSVC 2022(ver. ${QMLDESIGNER_MSVC_REQUIRED_VERSION})")
         else()
             set(QTC_WITH_QMLDESIGNER_DEFAULT ON)
         endif()