1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/designer/src/components/propertyeditor/designerpropertymanager.cpp b/tools/designer/src/components/propertyeditor/designerpropertymanager.cpp
index fb1a5bb..ca55b15 100644
--- a/tools/designer/src/components/propertyeditor/designerpropertymanager.cpp
+++ b/tools/designer/src/components/propertyeditor/designerpropertymanager.cpp
@@ -254,8 +254,11 @@ void TextEditor::resourceActionActivated()
 {
     QString oldPath = m_editor->text();
     if (oldPath.startsWith(QLatin1String("qrc:")))
-        oldPath = oldPath.mid(4);
-    const QString newPath = IconSelector::choosePixmapResource(m_core, m_core->resourceModel(), oldPath, this);
+        oldPath.remove(0, 4);
+    // returns ':/file'
+    QString newPath = IconSelector::choosePixmapResource(m_core, m_core->resourceModel(), oldPath, this);
+    if (newPath.startsWith(QLatin1Char(':')))
+         newPath.remove(0, 1);
     if (newPath.isEmpty() || newPath == oldPath)
         return;
     const QString newText = QLatin1String("qrc:") + newPath;