diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/boilerplate.qrc b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/boilerplate.qrc
index b997114b2f0..a48666d883e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/boilerplate.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/boilerplate.qrc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         <file alias="qmlcomponents">templates/qmlcomponents.tpl</file>
         <file alias="environment_h">templates/environment_h.tpl</file>
         <file alias="import_qml_components_h">templates/import_qml_components_h.tpl</file>
+        <file alias="qtquickcontrols_conf">templates/qtquickcontrols2_conf.tpl</file>
     </qresource>
 
     <qresource prefix="/boilerplatetemplates">
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.cpp
index abd812832c7..6a3f4afda03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "projectexplorer/projectmanager.h"
 #include "projectexplorer/projectnodes.h"
+#include "projectexplorer/taskhub.h"
 
 #include "utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.h"
 
@@ -60,10 +61,11 @@ void CMakeGenerator::createMenuAction(QObject *parent)
     });
 }
 
-void CMakeGenerator::logIssue(const QString &text)
+void CMakeGenerator::logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::TaskType type, const QString &text, const Utils::FilePath &file)
 {
-    // TODO: Use Issues panel as soon as it is usable in DS.
-    qDebug() << text;
+    ProjectExplorer::BuildSystemTask task(type, text, file);
+    ProjectExplorer::TaskHub::addTask(task);
+    ProjectExplorer::TaskHub::requestPopup();
 }
 
 void CMakeGenerator::updateMenuAction()
@@ -173,8 +175,8 @@ void CMakeGenerator::update(const QSet<QString> &added, const QSet<QString> &rem
             if (auto module = findModuleFor(node))
                 dirtyModules.insert(module);
         } else {
-            QString text("Failed to find Folder for file: %1");
-            logIssue(text.arg(add));
+            QString text("Failed to find Folder for file");
+            logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::Error, text, path);
         }
     }
 
@@ -338,10 +340,8 @@ bool CMakeGenerator::findFile(const NodePtr &node, const Utils::FilePath &file)
 void CMakeGenerator::insertFile(NodePtr &node, const Utils::FilePath &path) const
 {
     QString error;
-    if (!Utils::FileNameValidatingLineEdit::validateFileName(path.fileName(), false, &error)) {
-        QString text(path.path() + error);
-        logIssue(error);
-    }
+    if (!Utils::FileNameValidatingLineEdit::validateFileName(path.fileName(), false, &error))
+        logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::Error, error, path);
 
     if (path.fileName() == "qmldir") {
         readQmlDir(path, node);
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ void CMakeGenerator::compareWithFileSystem(const NodePtr &node) const
             files.push_back(next);
     }
 
-    const QString text("File %1 is not part of the project");
-    for (const auto& file : files)
-        logIssue(text.arg(file.path()));
+    const QString text("File is not part of the project");
+    for (const auto &file : files)
+        logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::Warning, text, file);
 }
 
 } // namespace GenerateCmake
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.h
index e9e87da1412..fd7b7dfd5be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakegenerator.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "cmakewriter.h"
 
 #include "utils/filepath.h"
+#include "projectexplorer/task.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class CMakeGenerator : public QObject
 
 public:
     static void createMenuAction(QObject *parent);
-    static void logIssue(const QString &text);
+    static void logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::TaskType type, const QString &text, const Utils::FilePath &file);
 
     CMakeGenerator(QmlBuildSystem *bs, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriter.cpp
index 65d4a8c6924..80ea56dfb9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriter.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ void CMakeWriter::writeFile(const Utils::FilePath &path, const QString &content)
         QTextStream stream(&fileHandle);
         stream << content;
     } else {
-        QString text("Failed to write file: %1");
-        CMakeGenerator::logIssue(text.arg(path.path()));
+        QString text("Failed to write");
+        CMakeGenerator::logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::Error, text, path);
     }
     fileHandle.close();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriterv0.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriterv0.cpp
index 71b6dbc4b0c..feac91f5873 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriterv0.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/cmakewriterv0.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ CMakeWriterV0::CMakeWriterV0(CMakeGenerator *parent)
 
 bool CMakeWriterV0::isPlugin(const NodePtr &node) const
 {
-    if (CMakeWriter::isPlugin(node))
-        return true;
-
     if (node->type == Node::Type::App)
         return !node->files.empty() || !node->singletons.empty() || !node->resources.empty();
 
-    return false;
+    return CMakeWriter::isPlugin(node);
 }
 
 void CMakeWriterV0::transformNode(NodePtr &node) const
@@ -41,8 +38,8 @@ void CMakeWriterV0::transformNode(NodePtr &node) const
     } else if (node->type == Node::Type::App) {
         Utils::FilePath path = node->dir.pathAppended("main.qml");
         if (!path.exists()) {
-            QString text("Expected File %1 not found.");
-            CMakeGenerator::logIssue(text.arg(path.path()));
+            QString text("Expected File not found.");
+            CMakeGenerator::logIssue(ProjectExplorer::Task::Error, text, path);
             return;
         }
         if (!parent()->findFile(path))
@@ -54,6 +51,12 @@ void CMakeWriterV0::writeRootCMakeFile(const NodePtr &node) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(parent(), return);
 
+    const Utils::FilePath quickControlsPath = node->dir.pathAppended("qtquickcontrols2.conf");
+    if (!quickControlsPath.exists()) {
+        const QString quickControlsTemplate = readTemplate(":/templates/qtquickcontrols_conf");
+        writeFile(quickControlsPath, quickControlsTemplate);
+    }
+
     const Utils::FilePath insightPath = node->dir.pathAppended("insight");
     if (!insightPath.exists()) {
         const QString insightTemplate = readTemplate(":/templates/insight");
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qtquickcontrols2_conf.tpl b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qtquickcontrols2_conf.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb1f825a388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qtquickcontrols2_conf.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; This file can be edited to change the style of the application
+; Read "Qt Quick Controls 2 Configuration File" for details:
+; http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquickcontrols2-configuration.html
+
+[Controls]
+Style=Basic
+