diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
index 3d9ca9c8c41..9770f14a2c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ],
     \"Category\" : \"Qt Quick\",
     \"Description\" : \"Visual Designer for QML files.\",
+    \"DisabledByDefault\" : true,
     \"Url\" : \"http://www.qt.io\",
     \"Arguments\" : [
         {