diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
index df58f309ec9..c4a928b1ec6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void PropertyEditorValue::setValueWithEmit(const QVariant &value)
         emit valueChanged(nameAsQString(), value);
         emit valueChangedQml();
         emit isBoundChanged();
+        emit isExplicitChanged();
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ void PropertyEditorValue::setValue(const QVariant &value)
 
     if (m_value.isValid())
         emit valueChangedQml();
+
+    emit isExplicitChanged();
     emit isBoundChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.h
index 99c38feb34d..e74196f55cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorvalue.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class PropertyEditorValue : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant enumeration READ enumeration NOTIFY valueChangedQml)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString expression READ expression WRITE setExpressionWithEmit NOTIFY expressionChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString valueToString READ valueToString NOTIFY valueChangedQml FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool isInModel READ isInModel NOTIFY valueChangedQml FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool isInSubState READ isInSubState NOTIFY valueChangedQml FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isInModel READ isInModel NOTIFY isExplicitChanged FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isInSubState READ isInSubState NOTIFY isExplicitChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isBound READ isBound NOTIFY isBoundChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isValid READ isValid NOTIFY isValidChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isTranslated READ isTranslated NOTIFY expressionChanged FINAL)
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ signals:
     void complexNodeChanged();
     void isBoundChanged();
     void isValidChanged();
+    void isExplicitChanged();
 
 private: //variables
     QmlDesigner::ModelNode m_modelNode;