diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
index 6eb68643ed7..95245aae5eb 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ Item {
     {
         var theObject = object;
         if (selectionMode === EditView3D.SelectionMode.Group) {
-            while (theObject && theObject !== activeScene && theObject.parent !== activeScene)
+            while (theObject && theObject !== activeScene
+                   && (activeScene instanceof Model || theObject.parent !== activeScene)) {
                 theObject = theObject.parent;
+            }
         }
         // Object selection logic:
         // Regular click: Clear any multiselection, single-selects the clicked object