diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
index 257ff92dacb..2b644b5959c 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ void Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::createScene(const CreateSceneCommand &com
     sendChildrenChangedCommand(instanceList);
     nodeInstanceClient()->componentCompleted(createComponentCompletedCommand(instanceList));
 
-    setup3DEditView(instanceList);
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QMLDESIGNER_QUICK3D_MODE"))
+        setup3DEditView(instanceList);
 }
 
 void Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::sendChildrenChangedCommand(const QList<ServerNodeInstance> &childList)