diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
index 22971c6520b..94f8622491f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ static void disableTextCursor(QQuickItem *item)
 
 void QuickItemNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance)
 {
-    disableTextCursor(quickItem());
-
     if (instanceId() == 0) {
         DesignerSupport::setRootItem(nodeInstanceServer()->quickView(), quickItem());
     } else {
@@ -465,6 +463,8 @@ void QuickItemNodeInstance::doComponentComplete()
 {
     doComponentCompleteRecursive(quickItem());
 
+    disableTextCursor(quickItem());
+
     quickItem()->update();
 }