diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index 0e78864c140..2235e984a1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -382,60 +382,11 @@ void DesignDocument::deleteSelected()
 
 void DesignDocument::copySelected()
 {
-    QScopedPointer<Model> copyModel(Model::create("QtQuick.Rectangle", 1, 0, currentModel()));
-    copyModel->setFileUrl(currentModel()->fileUrl());
-    copyModel->changeImports(currentModel()->imports(), {});
-
-    Q_ASSERT(copyModel);
-
     DesignDocumentView view;
 
     currentModel()->attachView(&view);
 
-    if (view.selectedModelNodes().isEmpty())
-        return;
-
-    QList<ModelNode> selectedNodes(view.selectedModelNodes());
-
-    foreach (const ModelNode &node, selectedNodes) {
-        foreach (const ModelNode &node2, selectedNodes) {
-            if (node.isAncestorOf(node2))
-                selectedNodes.removeAll(node2);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (selectedNodes.count() == 1) {
-        ModelNode selectedNode(selectedNodes.first());
-
-        if (!selectedNode.isValid())
-            return;
-
-        currentModel()->detachView(&view);
-
-        copyModel->attachView(&view);
-        view.replaceModel(selectedNode);
-
-        Q_ASSERT(view.rootModelNode().isValid());
-        Q_ASSERT(view.rootModelNode().type() != "empty");
-
-        view.toClipboard();
-    } else { //multi items selected
-        currentModel()->detachView(&view);
-        copyModel->attachView(&view);
-
-        foreach (ModelNode node, view.rootModelNode().directSubModelNodes()) {
-            node.destroy();
-        }
-        view.changeRootNodeType("QtQuick.Rectangle", 1, 0);
-        view.rootModelNode().setIdWithRefactoring(QLatin1String("designer__Selection"));
-
-        foreach (const ModelNode &selectedNode, selectedNodes) {
-            ModelNode newNode(view.insertModel(selectedNode));
-            view.rootModelNode().nodeListProperty("data").reparentHere(newNode);
-        }
-
-        view.toClipboard();
-    }
+    DesignDocumentView::copyModelNodes(view.selectedModelNodes());
 }
 
 void DesignDocument::cutSelected()
@@ -479,28 +430,21 @@ static void scatterItem(const ModelNode &pastedNode, const ModelNode &targetNode
 
 void DesignDocument::paste()
 {
-    QScopedPointer<Model> pasteModel(Model::create("empty", 1, 0, currentModel()));
-    pasteModel->setFileUrl(currentModel()->fileUrl());
-    pasteModel->changeImports(currentModel()->imports(), {});
-
-    Q_ASSERT(pasteModel);
+    QScopedPointer<Model> pasteModel(DesignDocumentView::pasteToModel());
 
     if (!pasteModel)
         return;
 
     DesignDocumentView view;
     pasteModel->attachView(&view);
-
-    view.fromClipboard();
-
     ModelNode rootNode(view.rootModelNode());
+    QList<ModelNode> selectedNodes = rootNode.directSubModelNodes();
+    pasteModel->detachView(&view);
 
     if (rootNode.type() == "empty")
         return;
 
-    if (rootNode.id() == QLatin1String("designer__Selection")) {
-        QList<ModelNode> selectedNodes = rootNode.directSubModelNodes();
-        pasteModel->detachView(&view);
+    if (rootNode.id() == "designer__Selection") {
         currentModel()->attachView(&view);
 
         ModelNode targetNode;
@@ -546,7 +490,6 @@ void DesignDocument::paste()
         try {
             RewriterTransaction transaction(rewriterView(), QByteArrayLiteral("DesignDocument::paste2"));
 
-            pasteModel->detachView(&view);
             currentModel()->attachView(&view);
             ModelNode pastedNode(view.insertModel(rootNode));
             ModelNode targetNode;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.cpp
index a4178e615cc..b371fe3fe6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@
 #include <basetexteditmodifier.h>
 #include <modelmerger.h>
 
+#include "designdocument.h"
+#include <qmldesignerplugin.h>
+#include <nodelistproperty.h>
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QDebug>
 
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
 DesignDocumentView::DesignDocumentView(QObject *parent)
@@ -151,4 +157,95 @@ void DesignDocumentView::fromText(QString text)
     }
 }
 
+static Model *currentModel()
+{
+    DesignDocument *document = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->viewManager().currentDesignDocument();
+    if (document)
+        return document->currentModel();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+Model *DesignDocumentView::pasteToModel()
+{
+    Model *parentModel = currentModel();
+
+    QTC_ASSERT(parentModel, return 0);
+
+    Model *pasteModel(Model::create("empty", 1, 0, parentModel));
+
+    pasteModel->setFileUrl(parentModel->fileUrl());
+    pasteModel->changeImports(parentModel->imports(), {});
+
+    Q_ASSERT(pasteModel);
+
+    if (!pasteModel)
+        return 0;
+
+    DesignDocumentView view;
+    pasteModel->attachView(&view);
+
+    view.fromClipboard();
+
+    return pasteModel;
+}
+
+void DesignDocumentView::copyModelNodes(const QList<ModelNode> &nodesToCopy)
+{
+    Model *parentModel = currentModel();
+
+    QTC_ASSERT(parentModel, return);
+
+    QScopedPointer<Model> copyModel(Model::create("QtQuick.Rectangle", 1, 0, parentModel));
+
+    copyModel->setFileUrl(parentModel->fileUrl());
+    copyModel->changeImports(parentModel->imports(), {});
+
+    Q_ASSERT(copyModel);
+
+    QList<ModelNode> selectedNodes = nodesToCopy;
+
+    if (selectedNodes.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    foreach (const ModelNode &node, selectedNodes) {
+        foreach (const ModelNode &node2, selectedNodes) {
+            if (node.isAncestorOf(node2))
+                selectedNodes.removeAll(node2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    DesignDocumentView view;
+    copyModel->attachView(&view);
+
+    if (selectedNodes.count() == 1) {
+        ModelNode selectedNode(selectedNodes.first());
+
+        if (!selectedNode.isValid())
+            return;
+
+        view.replaceModel(selectedNode);
+
+        Q_ASSERT(view.rootModelNode().isValid());
+        Q_ASSERT(view.rootModelNode().type() != "empty");
+
+        view.toClipboard();
+    } else { //multi items selected
+
+        foreach (ModelNode node, view.rootModelNode().directSubModelNodes()) {
+            node.destroy();
+        }
+        view.changeRootNodeType("QtQuick.Rectangle", 2, 0);
+        view.rootModelNode().setIdWithRefactoring("designer__Selection");
+
+        foreach (const ModelNode &selectedNode, selectedNodes) {
+            ModelNode newNode(view.insertModel(selectedNode));
+            view.rootModelNode().nodeListProperty("data").reparentHere(newNode);
+        }
+
+        view.toClipboard();
+    }
+
+}
+
 }// namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.h
index 41fbfd5626e..6abc92df09b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocumentview.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace QmlDesigner {
 
 class ModelMerger;
 
-class DesignDocumentView : public AbstractView
+class QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT DesignDocumentView : public AbstractView
 {
         Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
     QString toText() const;
     void fromText(QString text);
 
+    static Model *pasteToModel();
+    static void copyModelNodes(const QList<ModelNode> &nodesToCopy);
+
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<ModelMerger> m_modelMerger;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
index f69f714f0a7..b1a8077202e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     void toggleStatesViewExpanded();
 
     QString qmlJSEditorHelpId() const;
+    DesignDocument *currentDesignDocument() const;
 
 private: // functions
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(ViewManager)
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ private: // functions
 
     Model *currentModel() const;
     Model *documentModel() const;
-    DesignDocument *currentDesignDocument() const;
     QString pathToQt() const;
 
     void switchStateEditorViewToBaseState();