diff --git a/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake b/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
index 0d373c18..9ffa9075 100644
--- a/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
@@ -163,3 +163,23 @@ macro(qsk_finalize_build_flags)
     endif()
 
 endmacro()
+
+function(qsk_internal_sync_generated_target_folder directory)
+    # loop through all targets in the directory recursively and
+    # synchronize the generated target's folder property with 
+    # the actual target's folder property
+    get_property(TARGETS DIRECTORY "${directory}" PROPERTY BUILDSYSTEM_TARGETS)
+    foreach(target IN LISTS TARGETS)
+        if(TARGET ${target}_qmlimportscan)
+            get_target_property(folder ${target} FOLDER)
+            set_target_properties(${target}_qmlimportscan PROPERTIES FOLDER ${folder})
+            message(DEBUG "Adjusting target '${target}_qmlimportscan' folder property to ${target}'s folder property '${folder}'")
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+
+    # scan directory recursively
+    get_property(SUBDIRS DIRECTORY "${directory}" PROPERTY SUBDIRECTORIES)
+    foreach(SUBDIR IN LISTS SUBDIRS)
+        qsk_internal_sync_generated_target_folder("${SUBDIR}")
+    endforeach()
+endfunction()
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diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index cd9c7b8f..494ce48e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ if( BUILD_QML_EXPORT )
     add_subdirectory(glabels)
     add_subdirectory(messageboxQml)
 endif()
+
+qsk_internal_sync_generated_target_folder(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
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diff --git a/playground/CMakeLists.txt b/playground/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dab3e0a..6a9bfb3f 100644
--- a/playground/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/playground/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET Qt::QuickWidgets)
     add_subdirectory(grids)
 endif()
+
+qsk_internal_sync_generated_target_folder(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
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