diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index e633790c220..c09a20a3f08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ void QmlItemNode::setFlowItemPosition(const QPointF &position)
 
 QPointF QmlItemNode::flowPosition() const
 {
+    if (!isValid())
+        return QPointF();
+
     return QPointF(modelNode().auxiliaryData("flowX").toInt(),
                    modelNode().auxiliaryData("flowY").toInt());
 }