diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
index 835ba07b5b2..968cab58466 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
@@ -177,18 +177,22 @@ void Edit3DWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *dropEvent)
                                                      ->viewManager().designerActionManager();
     QHash<QString, QStringList> addedAssets = actionManager.handleExternalAssetsDrop(dropEvent->mimeData());
 
-    // add 3D assets to 3d editor (QtQuick3D import will be added if missing)
-    ItemLibraryInfo *itemLibInfo = m_view->model()->metaInfo().itemLibraryInfo();
+    view()->executeInTransaction("Edit3DWidget::dropEvent", [&] {
+        // add 3D assets to 3d editor (QtQuick3D import will be added if missing)
+        ItemLibraryInfo *itemLibInfo = m_view->model()->metaInfo().itemLibraryInfo();
 
-    const QStringList added3DAssets = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::add3DAssetsDisplayString);
-    for (const QString &assetPath : added3DAssets) {
-        QString fileName = QFileInfo(assetPath).baseName();
-        fileName = fileName.at(0).toUpper() + fileName.mid(1); // capitalize first letter
-        QString type = QString("Quick3DAssets.%1.%1").arg(fileName);
-        QList<ItemLibraryEntry> entriesForType = itemLibInfo->entriesForType(type.toLatin1());
-        if (!entriesForType.isEmpty()) // should always be true, but just in case
-            QmlVisualNode::createQml3DNode(view(), entriesForType.at(0), m_canvas->activeScene()).modelNode();
-    }
+        const QStringList added3DAssets = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::add3DAssetsDisplayString);
+        for (const QString &assetPath : added3DAssets) {
+            QString fileName = QFileInfo(assetPath).baseName();
+            fileName = fileName.at(0).toUpper() + fileName.mid(1); // capitalize first letter
+            QString type = QString("Quick3DAssets.%1.%1").arg(fileName);
+            QList<ItemLibraryEntry> entriesForType = itemLibInfo->entriesForType(type.toLatin1());
+            if (!entriesForType.isEmpty()) { // should always be true, but just in case
+                QmlVisualNode::createQml3DNode(view(), entriesForType.at(0),
+                                               m_canvas->activeScene(), {}, false).modelNode();
+            }
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
index e7e3d69d6a3..842dee7e130 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -599,20 +599,24 @@ void FormEditorWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *dropEvent)
                                                      ->viewManager().designerActionManager();
     QHash<QString, QStringList> addedAssets = actionManager.handleExternalAssetsDrop(dropEvent->mimeData());
 
-    // Create Image components for added image assets
-    const QStringList addedImages = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::addImagesDisplayString);
-    for (const QString &imgPath : addedImages) {
-        QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromImage(m_formEditorView, imgPath, {},
-                                                m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem()->qmlItemNode());
-    }
+    m_formEditorView->executeInTransaction("FormEditorWidget::dropEvent", [&] {
+        // Create Image components for added image assets
+        const QStringList addedImages = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::addImagesDisplayString);
+        for (const QString &imgPath : addedImages) {
+            QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromImage(m_formEditorView, imgPath, {},
+                                                    m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem()->qmlItemNode(),
+                                                    false);
+        }
 
-    // Create Text components for added font assets
-    const QStringList addedFonts = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::addFontsDisplayString);
-    for (const QString &fontPath : addedFonts) {
-        QString fontFamily = QFileInfo(fontPath).baseName();
-        QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromFont(m_formEditorView, fontFamily, rootItemRect().center(),
-                                                m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem()->qmlItemNode());
-    }
+        // Create Text components for added font assets
+        const QStringList addedFonts = addedAssets.value(ComponentCoreConstants::addFontsDisplayString);
+        for (const QString &fontPath : addedFonts) {
+            QString fontFamily = QFileInfo(fontPath).baseName();
+            QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromFont(m_formEditorView, fontFamily, rootItemRect().center(),
+                                                   m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem()->qmlItemNode(),
+                                                   false);
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlvisualnode.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlvisualnode.h
index 114fef0d63c..af209245479 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlvisualnode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlvisualnode.h
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ public:
                                              bool createInTransaction = true);
 
     static QmlVisualNode createQml3DNode(AbstractView *view,
-                                             const ItemLibraryEntry &itemLibraryEntry,
-                                             qint32 sceneRootId = -1, const QVector3D &position = {});
+                                         const ItemLibraryEntry &itemLibraryEntry,
+                                         qint32 sceneRootId = -1, const QVector3D &position = {},
+                                         bool createInTransaction = true);
 
     static NodeListProperty findSceneNodeProperty(AbstractView *view, qint32 sceneRootId);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index 02ecb64efde..c65f281f64a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ QmlItemNode QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromFont(AbstractView *view,
     };
 
     if (executeInTransaction)
-        view->executeInTransaction("QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromImage", doCreateQmlItemNodeFromFont);
+        view->executeInTransaction("QmlItemNode::createQmlItemNodeFromFont", doCreateQmlItemNodeFromFont);
     else
         doCreateQmlItemNodeFromFont();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
index 544471b03cc..f26c32ad780 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
@@ -365,14 +365,15 @@ QmlObjectNode QmlVisualNode::createQmlObjectNode(AbstractView *view,
 
 QmlVisualNode QmlVisualNode::createQml3DNode(AbstractView *view,
                                              const ItemLibraryEntry &itemLibraryEntry,
-                                             qint32 sceneRootId, const QVector3D &position)
+                                             qint32 sceneRootId, const QVector3D &position,
+                                             bool createInTransaction)
 {
     NodeAbstractProperty sceneNodeProperty = sceneRootId != -1 ? findSceneNodeProperty(view, sceneRootId)
                                                                : view->rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty();
 
     QTC_ASSERT(sceneNodeProperty.isValid(), return {});
 
-    return createQmlObjectNode(view, itemLibraryEntry, position, sceneNodeProperty).modelNode();
+    return createQmlObjectNode(view, itemLibraryEntry, position, sceneNodeProperty, createInTransaction).modelNode();
 }
 
 NodeListProperty QmlVisualNode::findSceneNodeProperty(AbstractView *view, qint32 sceneRootId)