diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
index 4cfc6f03207..97b59eb2491 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelineview.cpp
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ void TimelineView::setTimelineRecording(bool value)
 
 void TimelineView::setCurrentTimeline(const ModelNode &timeline)
 {
-    if (QmlTimeline currentTimeline = currentTimelineNode()) {
+    if (QmlTimeline currentTimeline = currentTimelineNode())
         currentTimeline.toogleRecording(false);
 
+    if (isAttached())
         model()->setCurrentTimelineNode(timeline);
-    }
 }
 
 void TimelineView::customNotification(const AbstractView * /*view*/,