diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
index 986dcd606f1..70ae0ef96ce 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
-    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
-    if (engine.rootObjects().isEmpty())
-        return -1;
+    const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
+    QObject::connect(&engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::objectCreated,
+                     &app, [url](QObject *obj, const QUrl &objUrl) {
+        if (!obj && url == objUrl)
+            QCoreApplication::exit(-1);
+    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    engine.load(url);
 
     return app.exec();
 }