diff --git a/framework/inc/uielement/uielementtypenames.hxx b/framework/inc/uielement/uielementtypenames.hxx
index fcd14c2f8bff..ca7815f90af7 100644
--- a/framework/inc/uielement/uielementtypenames.hxx
+++ b/framework/inc/uielement/uielementtypenames.hxx
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 #define UIELEMENTTYPE_STATUSBAR_NAME        "statusbar"
 #define UIELEMENTTYPE_FLOATINGWINDOW_NAME   "floater"
 #define UIELEMENTTYPE_PROGRESSBAR_NAME      "progressbar"
+#define UIELEMENTTYPE_TOOLPANEL_NAME        "toolpanel"
 
 #endif // __FRAMEWORK_UIELEMENT_UIELEMENTTYPENAMES_HXX_
diff --git a/framework/source/uiconfiguration/moduleuiconfigurationmanager.cxx b/framework/source/uiconfiguration/moduleuiconfigurationmanager.cxx
index 663c2d0d6dd8..20a3d18d12f0 100644
--- a/framework/source/uiconfiguration/moduleuiconfigurationmanager.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uiconfiguration/moduleuiconfigurationmanager.cxx
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ static const char* UIELEMENTTYPENAMES[] =
     UIELEMENTTYPE_TOOLBAR_NAME,
     UIELEMENTTYPE_STATUSBAR_NAME,
     UIELEMENTTYPE_FLOATINGWINDOW_NAME,
-    UIELEMENTTYPE_PROGRESSBAR_NAME
+    UIELEMENTTYPE_PROGRESSBAR_NAME,
+    UIELEMENTTYPE_TOOLPANEL_NAME
 };
 
 static const char       RESOURCEURL_PREFIX[] = "private:resource/";