diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qt4nodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qt4nodeinstanceserver.cpp
index 2e69baf8663..062782031af 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qt4nodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qt4nodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool Qt4NodeInstanceServer::nonInstanceChildIsDirty(QGraphicsObject *graphicsObj
                 continue;
 
             QGraphicsItemPrivate *childPrivate = QGraphicsItemPrivate::get(child);
-            if (childPrivate->dirty || nonInstanceChildIsDirty(childGraphicsObject))
+            if (childPrivate->dirty || d->dirtySceneTransform || nonInstanceChildIsDirty(childGraphicsObject))
                 return true;
         }
     }