diff --git a/templates/lib/metatype.cpp b/templates/lib/metatype.cpp
index 13dee4b9..a8a15949 100644
--- a/templates/lib/metatype.cpp
+++ b/templates/lib/metatype.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ QVariant Grantlee::MetaType::lookup(const QVariant &object,
 
     return QVariant();
   }
+  auto mo = QMetaType::metaObjectForType(object.userType());
+  if (mo) {
+    QMetaType mt(object.userType());
+    if (mt.flags().testFlag(QMetaType::IsGadget)) {
+      const auto idx = mo->indexOfProperty(property.toUtf8().constData());
+      if (idx < 0) {
+        return QVariant();
+      }
+      const auto mp = mo->property(idx);
+      return mp.readOnGadget(&object);
+    }
+  }
+
   return customTypes()->lookup(object, property);
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/tests/testgenerictypes.cpp b/templates/tests/testgenerictypes.cpp
index 1abc7217..61dd6567 100644
--- a/templates/tests/testgenerictypes.cpp
+++ b/templates/tests/testgenerictypes.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 
   void testUnregistered();
   void testPointerNonQObject();
+  void testQGadget();
+
 }; // class TestGenericTypes
 
 class Person
@@ -784,5 +786,23 @@ void TestGenericTypes::testPointerNonQObject()
   delete p;
 }
 
+class CustomGadget
+{
+  Q_GADGET
+  Q_PROPERTY(int fortyTwo READ fortyTwo)
+public:
+  int fortyTwo() { return 42; }
+};
+
+void TestGenericTypes::testQGadget()
+{
+  CustomGadget g;
+  auto v = QVariant::fromValue(g);
+
+  auto result = Grantlee::MetaType::lookup(v, QStringLiteral("fortyTwo"));
+
+  QCOMPARE(result.value<int>(), 42);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(TestGenericTypes)
 #include "testgenerictypes.moc"