diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
index 4e32237ee95..8d2b2c43c2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ inline static QString captionForModelNode(const ModelNode &modelNode)
     return modelNode.id();
 }
 
-inline static bool contains(const QmlItemNode &node, const QPointF &position)
-{
-    return node.isValid() && node.instanceSceneTransform().mapRect(node.instanceBoundingRect()).contains(position);
-}
-
 DesignerActionManagerView *DesignerActionManager::view()
 {
     return m_designerActionManagerView;
@@ -438,8 +433,8 @@ public:
             }
             for (const ModelNode &node : selectionContext().view()->allModelNodes()) {
                 if (node != selectionContext().currentSingleSelectedNode() && node != parentNode
-                    && contains(node, selectionContext().scenePosition()) && !node.isRootNode()
-                    && !ModelUtils::isThisOrAncestorLocked(node)) {
+                    && SelectionContextHelpers::contains(node, selectionContext().scenePosition())
+                    && !node.isRootNode() && !ModelUtils::isThisOrAncestorLocked(node)) {
                     selectionContext().setTargetNode(node);
                     QString what = QString(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QmlDesignerContextMenu", "Select: %1")).arg(captionForModelNode(node));
                     ActionTemplate *selectionAction = new ActionTemplate("SELECT", what, &ModelNodeOperations::select);
@@ -1971,7 +1966,7 @@ void DesignerActionManager::createDefaultDesignerActions()
                           QKeySequence(),
                           Priorities::ComponentActions + 1,
                           &editIn3dView,
-                          &singleSelectionView3D,
+                          &SelectionContextFunctors::always, // If action is visible, it is usable
                           &singleSelectionView3D));
 
     addDesignerAction(new ModelNodeContextMenuAction(
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
index eb4915b1d0a..aec14e9d04b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.h
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ namespace QmlDesigner {
 using SelectionContextPredicate = std::function<bool (const SelectionContext&)>;
 using SelectionContextOperation = std::function<void (const SelectionContext&)>;
 
+namespace SelectionContextHelpers {
+
+inline bool contains(const QmlItemNode &node, const QPointF &position)
+{
+    return node.isValid()
+           && node.instanceSceneTransform().mapRect(node.instanceBoundingRect()).contains(position);
+}
+
+} // namespace SelectionContextHelpers
+
 namespace SelectionContextFunctors {
 
 inline bool always(const SelectionContext &)
@@ -99,8 +109,22 @@ inline bool singleSelectionNotRoot(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 
 inline bool singleSelectionView3D(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
 {
-    return selectionState.singleNodeIsSelected()
-           && selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode().metaInfo().isQtQuick3DView3D();
+    if (selectionState.singleNodeIsSelected()
+        && selectionState.currentSingleSelectedNode().metaInfo().isQtQuick3DView3D()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If currently selected node is not View3D, check if there is a View3D under the cursor.
+    if (!selectionState.scenePosition().isNull()) {
+        // Assumption is that last match in allModelNodes() list is the topmost one.
+        const QList<ModelNode> allNodes = selectionState.view()->allModelNodes();
+        for (int i = allNodes.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+            if (SelectionContextHelpers::contains(allNodes[i], selectionState.scenePosition()))
+                return allNodes[i].metaInfo().isQtQuick3DView3D();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 inline bool selectionHasProperty(const SelectionContext &selectionState, const char *property)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
index a5274c70e2d..c24ec9aa3e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodeoperations.cpp
@@ -1685,16 +1685,37 @@ void updateImported3DAsset(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
 
 void editIn3dView(const SelectionContext &selectionContext)
 {
-    if (selectionContext.view() && selectionContext.hasSingleSelectedModelNode()
+    if (!selectionContext.view())
+        return;
+
+    ModelNode targetNode;
+
+    if (selectionContext.hasSingleSelectedModelNode()
         && selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode().metaInfo().isQtQuick3DView3D()) {
+        targetNode = selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode();
+    }
+
+    const QPointF scenePos = selectionContext.scenePosition();
+    if (!targetNode.isValid() && !scenePos.isNull()) {
+        // If currently selected node is not View3D, check if there is a View3D under the cursor.
+        // Assumption is that last match in allModelNodes() list is the topmost one.
+        const QList<ModelNode> allNodes = selectionContext.view()->allModelNodes();
+        for (int i = allNodes.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+            if (SelectionContextHelpers::contains(allNodes[i], selectionContext.scenePosition())) {
+                if (allNodes[i].metaInfo().isQtQuick3DView3D())
+                    targetNode = allNodes[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (targetNode.isValid()) {
         QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->mainWidget()->showDockWidget("Editor3D", true);
-        const QPointF scenePos = selectionContext.scenePosition();
         if (scenePos.isNull()) {
             selectionContext.view()->emitView3DAction(View3DActionType::AlignViewToCamera, true);
         } else {
             selectionContext.view()->emitCustomNotification("pick_3d_node_from_2d_scene",
-                                                            {selectionContext.currentSingleSelectedNode()},
-                                                            {scenePos});
+                                                            {targetNode}, {scenePos});
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.cpp
index a20904b2e5d..4712b048b14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ void Edit3DView::customNotification([[maybe_unused]] const AbstractView *view,
             self->emitView3DAction(View3DActionType::GetNodeAtMainScenePos,
                                    QVariantList{data[0], nodeList[0].internalId()});
             self->m_nodeAtPosReqType = NodeAtPosReqType::MainScenePick;
+            self->m_pickView3dNode = nodeList[0];
         });
     }
 }
@@ -514,6 +515,8 @@ void Edit3DView::nodeAtPosReady(const ModelNode &modelNode, const QVector3D &pos
     } else if (m_nodeAtPosReqType == NodeAtPosReqType::MainScenePick) {
         if (modelNode.isValid())
             setSelectedModelNode(modelNode);
+        else if (m_pickView3dNode.isValid() && !m_pickView3dNode.isSelected())
+            setSelectedModelNode(m_pickView3dNode);
         emitView3DAction(View3DActionType::AlignViewToCamera, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.h
index fad87aae1f1..ade2ef6a8f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dview.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ private:
     QList<SplitToolState> m_splitToolStates;
     QList<Edit3DAction *> m_flyModeDisabledActions;
     ModelNode m_contextMenuPendingNode;
+    ModelNode m_pickView3dNode;
 
     double m_previousCameraSpeed = -1.;
     double m_previousCameraMultiplier = -1.;