diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
index 4d1ff2fa8a4..be69dc49e56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ QVariant NavigatorTreeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     const ModelNode modelNode = modelNodeForIndex(index);
     const QmlObjectNode currentQmlObjectNode(modelNode);
 
+    QTC_ASSERT(m_view, return QVariant());
+
     if (!modelNode.isValid())
         return QVariant();
     if (index.column() == 0) {
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ QVariant NavigatorTreeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                       "This is independent of the visibility property in QML.");
     } else if (index.column() == 2) { //visible
         if (role == Qt::CheckStateRole)
-            return isNodeVisible(modelNode) ? Qt::Unchecked : Qt::Checked;
+            return m_view->isNodeVisible(modelNode) ? Qt::Unchecked : Qt::Checked;
         else if (role == Qt::ToolTipRole)
             return tr("Toggles whether this item is exported as an "
                       "alias property of the root item.");
@@ -703,14 +705,9 @@ void NavigatorTreeModel::notifyModelNodesMoved(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNode
     layoutChanged(indexes);
 }
 
-bool NavigatorTreeModel::isNodeVisible(const ModelNode &modelNode) const
-{
-    return modelNode.auxiliaryData("invisible").toBool();
-}
-
 bool NavigatorTreeModel::isNodeVisible(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
-    return isNodeVisible(modelNodeForIndex(index));
+    return m_view->isNodeVisible(modelNodeForIndex(index));
 }
 
 bool NavigatorTreeModel::hasError(const QModelIndex &index) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.h
index f456204b373..78c998274be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public:
     void notifyModelNodesRemoved(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNodes);
     void notifyModelNodesInserted(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNodes);
     void notifyModelNodesMoved(const QList<ModelNode> &modelNodes);
-    bool isNodeVisible(const ModelNode &modelNode) const;
     bool isNodeVisible(const QModelIndex &index) const;
     bool hasError(const QModelIndex &index) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
index 15c8d01db68..a3c5fe1690a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ void NavigatorView::handleChangedExport(const ModelNode &modelNode, bool exporte
     }
 }
 
+bool NavigatorView::isNodeVisible(const ModelNode &modelNode) const
+{
+     return modelNode.auxiliaryData("invisible").toBool();
+}
+
 void NavigatorView::nodeAboutToBeRemoved(const ModelNode & /*removedNode*/)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
index eac5787bcc9..410180ef38a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorview.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     void bindingPropertiesChanged(const QList<BindingProperty> &propertyList, PropertyChangeFlags) override;
 
     void handleChangedExport(const ModelNode &modelNode, bool exported);
+    bool isNodeVisible(const ModelNode &modelNode) const;
 
 private:
     void changeSelection(const QItemSelection &selected, const QItemSelection &deselected);