diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentcontroller.cpp
index 2adf2a5ec00..c3116af6b74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentcontroller.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void DesignDocumentController::deleteSelected()
 
 void DesignDocumentController::copySelected()
 {
-    QScopedPointer<Model> model(Model::create("Qt/Rectangle"));
+    QScopedPointer<Model> model(Model::create("import Qt 4.7; Qt/Rectangle"));
     model->setMetaInfo(m_d->model->metaInfo());
 
     Q_ASSERT(model);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/model/modelmerger.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/model/modelmerger.cpp
index 7e9290cda76..922e8c88e3b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/model/modelmerger.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/model/modelmerger.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ void ModelMerger::replaceModel(const ModelNode &modelNode)
 {
      RewriterTransaction transaction(view()->beginRewriterTransaction());
 
-    foreach (const Import &import, modelNode.model()->imports())
-        view()->model()->addImport(import);
+     foreach (const Import &import, modelNode.model()->imports()) {
+        //view()->model()->addImport(import); //### 
+     }
     view()->model()->setFileUrl(modelNode.model()->fileUrl());
 
     ModelNode rootNode(view()->rootModelNode());