diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
index b400d8c2d25..e9e6328ce9e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ QImage QuickItemNodeInstance::renderImage() const
 
     QSize size = renderBoundingRect.size().toSize();
     static double devicePixelRatio = qgetenv("FORMEDITOR_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO").toDouble();
+    if (size.width() * size.height() > 4000 * 4000)
+        size = QSize(0,0);
     size *= devicePixelRatio;
 
     QImage renderImage;