diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditor.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditor.qml
index 4b4d2b8dc6a..a695d16dd9e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditor.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditor.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ SecondColumnLayout {
     property alias showHexTextField: hexTextField.visible
 
     property bool shapeGradients: false
+
+    //for now, gradients on MCUs are limited to Basic and Shape Linear Gradient:
+    property bool mcuGradients: false
+
     property color originalColor
     property bool isVector3D: false
 
@@ -235,6 +239,7 @@ SecondColumnLayout {
 
                 sourceComponent: ColorEditorPopup {
                     shapeGradients: colorEditor.shapeGradients
+                    mcuGradients: colorEditor.mcuGradients
                     supportGradient: colorEditor.supportGradient
                     width: popupDialog.contentWidth
                     visible: popupDialog.visible
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditorPopup.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditorPopup.qml
index 22be367c378..d3ad19ad852 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditorPopup.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ColorEditorPopup.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Column {
 
     property bool supportGradient: false
     property bool shapeGradients: false
+
+    //for now, gradients on MCUs are limited to Basic and Shape Linear Gradient:
+    property bool mcuGradients: false
+
     property alias gradientLine: gradientLine
     property alias popupHexTextField: popupHexTextField
     property alias gradientPropertyName: root.gradientModel.gradientPropertyName
@@ -224,12 +228,12 @@ Column {
         ceMode.items.append({
                                 value: "RadialGradient",
                                 text: qsTr("Radial"),
-                                enabled: root.supportGradient && root.shapeGradients
+                                enabled: root.supportGradient && root.shapeGradients && !root.mcuGradients
                             })
         ceMode.items.append({
                                 value: "ConicalGradient",
                                 text: qsTr("Conical"),
-                                enabled: root.supportGradient && root.shapeGradients
+                                enabled: root.supportGradient && root.shapeGradients && !root.mcuGradients
                             })
     }