diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/rubberbandselectionmanipulator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/rubberbandselectionmanipulator.cpp
index 34bd356653d..672d5e3d064 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/rubberbandselectionmanipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/rubberbandselectionmanipulator.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ void RubberBandSelectionManipulator::select(SelectionType selectionType)
     if (!m_beginFormEditorItem)
         return;
 
-    QList<QGraphicsItem*> itemList = m_editorView->scene()->items(m_selectionRectangleElement.rect(),
-                                                                  Qt::IntersectsItemBoundingRect);
+    QList<QGraphicsItem*> itemList = m_editorView->scene()->items(m_selectionRectangleElement.rect(), Qt::IntersectsItemShape);
     QList<QmlItemNode> newNodeList;
 
     foreach (QGraphicsItem* item, itemList)