diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
index 35eec1224de891b0bf64576ad7a9c0280fd202a5..d04ba76eb6c30b9971281d575d4ca3cb90b49e67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ void SubComponentManagerPrivate::registerQmlFile(const QFileInfo &fileInfo, cons
 
         nodeInfo.addProperty(propertyMetaInfo);
     }
+    if (!nodeInfo.hasDefaultProperty())
+        nodeInfo.setDefaultProperty(nodeInfo.directSuperClass().defaultProperty());
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal