diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/app_mcu.qmlproject.tpl b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/app_mcu.qmlproject.tpl
index b75781c1cf8..f8a2e18d7d0 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/app_mcu.qmlproject.tpl
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/app_mcu.qmlproject.tpl
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Project {
         filter: "*.ttf;*.otf"
     }
 
+    FontFiles {
+        directory: "fonts"
+    }
+
     ModuleFiles {
         files: [
             "imports/Constants/constants_module.qmlproject"