diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
index 48e563358d2..c9fa5ea3b8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public:
     ModelNode targetTransition() const;
     QmlFlowViewNode flowView() const;
     ModelNode findSourceForDecisionNode() const;
+    static bool isFlowEditorTarget(const ModelNode &modelNode);
 };
 
 class QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT QmlFlowActionAreaNode : public QmlItemNode
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index 6943ba4a5a7..65f719a5ac9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -717,10 +717,7 @@ QList<ModelNode> QmlFlowViewNode::transitionsForTarget(const ModelNode &modelNod
 
 bool QmlFlowTargetNode::isValid() const
 {
-     return QmlItemNode(modelNode()).isFlowItem()
-             || QmlItemNode(modelNode()).isFlowActionArea()
-             || QmlVisualNode::isFlowDecision(modelNode())
-             || QmlVisualNode::isFlowWildcard(modelNode());
+     return isFlowEditorTarget(modelNode());
 }
 
 void QmlFlowTargetNode::assignTargetItem(const QmlFlowTargetNode &node)
@@ -797,4 +794,12 @@ ModelNode QmlFlowTargetNode::findSourceForDecisionNode() const
     return {};
 }
 
+bool QmlFlowTargetNode::isFlowEditorTarget(const ModelNode &modelNode)
+{
+    return QmlItemNode(modelNode).isFlowItem()
+            || QmlItemNode(modelNode).isFlowActionArea()
+            || QmlVisualNode::isFlowDecision(modelNode)
+            || QmlVisualNode::isFlowWildcard(modelNode);
+}
+
 } //QmlDesigner