diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
index fba91915f6a..7d76f4ef485 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
@@ -242,17 +242,7 @@ QVariantMap QmlProfilerRangeModel::details(int index) const
 
 QVariantMap QmlProfilerRangeModel::location(int index) const
 {
-    QVariantMap result;
-    int id = selectionId(index);
-
-    const QmlDebug::QmlEventLocation &location
-            = modelManager()->qmlModel()->getEventTypes().at(id).location;
-
-    result.insert(QStringLiteral("file"), location.filename);
-    result.insert(QStringLiteral("line"), location.line);
-    result.insert(QStringLiteral("column"), location.column);
-
-    return result;
+    return locationFromTypeId(index);
 }
 
 int QmlProfilerRangeModel::typeId(int index) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
index 335828de7d8..78b90f78cb6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
@@ -127,4 +127,24 @@ int QmlProfilerTimelineModel::bindingLoopDest(int index) const
     return -1;
 }
 
+QVariantMap QmlProfilerTimelineModel::locationFromTypeId(int index) const
+{
+    QVariantMap result;
+    int id = typeId(index);
+    if (id < 0)
+        return result;
+
+    auto types = modelManager()->qmlModel()->getEventTypes();
+    if (id >= types.length())
+        return result;
+
+    const QmlDebug::QmlEventLocation &location = types.at(id).location;
+
+    result.insert(QStringLiteral("file"), location.filename);
+    result.insert(QStringLiteral("line"), location.line);
+    result.insert(QStringLiteral("column"), location.column);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
index 7c85d9878d0..1ace1f1387e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool accepted(const QmlProfilerDataModel::QmlEventTypeData &event) const;
     bool handlesTypeId(int typeId) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual int bindingLoopDest(int index) const;
+    QVariantMap locationFromTypeId(int index) const;
 
     virtual void loadData() = 0;
     void clear();