diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
index 149d8e2c3..ec28b1f3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void QmlPluginInterface::unload()
     }
 
     m_jsUnload.call();
+    emit qmlPluginUnloaded();
 }
 
 bool QmlPluginInterface::testPlugin()
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.h b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.h
index 2b6d9cd99..22641ac5f 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
     bool testPlugin();
     void setName(const QString &name);
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void qmlPluginUnloaded();
+
 private:
     QString m_name;
     QJSValue m_jsInit;
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.cpp
index 5ae1cf1eb..f7c3b2e74 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,20 @@
 
 QmlPluginLoader::QmlPluginLoader(const QString &path)
 {
+    m_path = path;
     m_engine = new QQmlEngine();
-    m_component = new QQmlComponent(m_engine, path);
+    m_component = new QQmlComponent(m_engine, m_path);
 }
 
 void QmlPluginLoader::createComponent()
 {
     m_interface = qobject_cast<QmlPluginInterface*>(m_component->create());
+    connect(m_interface, &QmlPluginInterface::qmlPluginUnloaded, this, [this]{
+        delete m_component;
+        delete m_engine;
+        m_engine = new QQmlEngine();
+        m_component = new QQmlComponent(m_engine, m_path);
+    });
 }
 
 QQmlComponent *QmlPluginLoader::component() const
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.h b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.h
index 541c1f14a..8385d031e 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlpluginloader.h
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 #include "qmlplugininterface.h"
 
-class QmlPluginLoader
+class QmlPluginLoader : public QObject
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit QmlPluginLoader(const QString &path);
     void createComponent();
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public:
     QmlPluginInterface *instance() const;
     void setName(const QString &name);
 private:
+    QString m_path;
     QQmlEngine *m_engine;
     QQmlComponent *m_component;
     QmlPluginInterface *m_interface;