diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
index e6cd7c26dd3..5640b85844c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/cmakegen/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ FetchContent_Populate(ds)
 
 target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     QuickStudioComponentsplugin
+    QuickStudioDesignEffectsplugin
     QuickStudioEffectsplugin
     QuickStudioApplicationplugin
     FlowViewplugin