diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
index 303e1cab3c4..93c8eb60a26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ void ClientProxy::onCurrentObjectsChanged(const QList<int> &debugIds, bool reque
     emit selectedItemsChanged(selectedItems);
 }
 
+void ClientProxy::setSelectedItemsByDebugId(const QList<int> &debugIds)
+{
+    if (!isConnected())
+        return;
+
+    m_observerClient->setCurrentObjects(debugIds);
+}
+
 void ClientProxy::setSelectedItemsByObjectId(const QList<QDeclarativeDebugObjectReference> &objectRefs)
 {
     if (isConnected()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
index c88b8f5d351..e07483365ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isConnected() const;
 
+    void setSelectedItemsByDebugId(const QList<int> &debugIds);
     void setSelectedItemsByObjectId(const QList<QDeclarativeDebugObjectReference> &objectRefs);
 
     QList<QDeclarativeDebugEngineReference> engines() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsinspector.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsinspector.cpp
index 1b68e961cfb..febc1cf72fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsinspector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsinspector.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ void InspectorUi::selectItems(const QList<QDeclarativeDebugObjectReference> &obj
             m_propertyInspector->setCurrentObjects(selectionList);
             populateCrumblePath(objref);
             gotoObjectReferenceDefinition(objref);
-            m_clientProxy->setSelectedItemsByObjectId(selectionList);
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -762,8 +761,14 @@ void InspectorUi::setupDockWidgets()
 
 void InspectorUi::crumblePathElementClicked(int debugId)
 {
-    if (debugId != -1)
-        selectItems(QList<int>() << debugId);
+    if (debugId == -1)
+        return;
+
+    QList<int> debugIds;
+    debugIds << debugId;
+
+    selectItems(debugIds);
+    m_clientProxy->setSelectedItemsByDebugId(debugIds);
 }
 
 bool InspectorUi::showExperimentalWarning()