diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
index 51c88cbdcf7..ed35459ded3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void TimelineView::addNewTimelineDialog()
 {
     auto timeline = addNewTimeline();
     addAnimation(timeline);
-    activateTimeline(timeline);
+    setCurrentTimeline(timeline);
     openSettingsDialog();
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void TimelineView::setTimelineRecording(bool value)
         activateTimelineRecording(node);
     } else {
         deactivateTimelineRecording();
-        activateTimeline(node);
+        setCurrentTimeline(node);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
index f77ea14c7e1..a66250126bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::setTimelineRecording(bool value)
         timelineView()->activateTimelineRecording(node);
     } else {
         timelineView()->deactivateTimelineRecording();
-        timelineView()->activateTimeline(node);
+        timelineView()->setCurrentTimeline(node);
     }
 
     graphicsScene()->invalidateRecordButtonsStatus();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/abstractview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/abstractview.h
index c6eb7507813..3908844dea4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/abstractview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/abstractview.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void contextHelp(const Core::IContext::HelpCallback &callback) const;
 
-    void activateTimeline(const ModelNode &timeline);
+    void setCurrentTimeline(const ModelNode &timeline);
     void activateTimelineRecording(const ModelNode &timeline);
     void deactivateTimelineRecording();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/abstractview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/abstractview.cpp
index e4e6b24d907..78916ff8842 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/abstractview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/abstractview.cpp
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ void AbstractView::contextHelp(const Core::IContext::HelpCallback &callback) con
 #endif
 }
 
-void AbstractView::activateTimeline(const ModelNode &timeline)
+void AbstractView::setCurrentTimeline(const ModelNode &timeline)
 {
     if (currentTimeline().isValid())
         currentTimeline().toogleRecording(false);