diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
index 3b6ab97c69d..1cf20043ce8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,25 @@ 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 mainQml(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
+
+    // Catch the objectCreated signal, so that we can determine if the root component was loaded
+    // successfully. If not, then the object created from it will be null. The root component may
+    // get loaded asynchronously.
+    const QMetaObject::Connection connection = QObject::connect(
+                &engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::objectCreated,
+                &app, [&](QObject *object, const QUrl &url) {
+        if (url != mainQml)
+            return;
+
+        if (!object)
+            app.exit(-1);
+        else
+            QObject::disconnect(connection);
+    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+    engine.load(mainQml);
 
     return app.exec();
 }