diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/DynamicPropertiesSection.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/DynamicPropertiesSection.qml
index b3353f2fba2..39176ca82a9 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/DynamicPropertiesSection.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/DynamicPropertiesSection.qml
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ Section {
                             return aliasEditor
                         if (propertyType == "variant")
                             return readonlyEditor
+                        if (propertyType == "var")
+                            return readonlyEditor
                         if (propertyType == "TextureInput")
                             return textureInputEditor
                         if (propertyType == "vector2d" || propertyType == "vector3d" || propertyType == "vector4d")
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectioneditorutils.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectioneditorutils.cpp
index c8f16cb3506..57ca619a70a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectioneditorutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectioneditorutils.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ NodeMetaInfo dynamicTypeNameToNodeMetaInfo(const TypeName &typeName, Model *mode
         return model->metaInfo("QML.string");
     else if (typeName == "url")
         return model->metaInfo("QML.url");
-    else if (typeName == "variant")
+    else if (typeName == "var" || typeName == "variant")
         return model->metaInfo("QML.variant");
     else
         qWarning() << __FUNCTION__ << " type " << typeName << "not found";
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ bool isDynamicVariantPropertyType(const TypeName &type)
 {
     // "variant" is considered value type as it is initialized as one.
     // This may need to change if we provide any kind of proper editor for it.
-    static const QSet<TypeName> valueTypes{"int", "real", "color", "string", "bool", "url", "variant"};
+    static const QSet<TypeName> valueTypes{"int", "real", "color", "string", "bool", "url", "var", "variant"};
     return valueTypes.contains(type);
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ QVariant defaultValueForType(const TypeName &type)
         value = false;
     else if (type == "url")
         value = "";
-    else if (type == "variant")
+    else if (type == "var" || type == "variant")
         value = "";
 
     return value;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index 3fb5de210cc..c695f488b1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -3108,7 +3108,12 @@ bool NodeMetaInfo::isVariant() const
         using namespace Storage::Info;
         return isValid() && isTypeId(m_typeId, m_projectStorage->builtinTypeId<QVariant>());
     } else {
-        return isValid() && simplifiedTypeName() == "QVariant";
+        if (!isValid())
+            return false;
+
+        const auto type = simplifiedTypeName();
+
+        return type == "QVariant" || type == "var" || type == "variant";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
index 7c57e8ac355..141548047e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ QVariant BindingProperty::convertToLiteral(const TypeName &typeName, const QStri
         qreal realValue = testExpression.toDouble(&ok);
         if (ok)
             return realValue;
-    } else if ("QVariant" == typeName || "variant" == typeName) {
+    } else if ("QVariant" == typeName || "variant" == typeName || "var" == typeName) {
         bool ok;
         qreal realValue = testExpression.toDouble(&ok);
         if (ok) {