diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.cpp
index 9b00f3c43ab..bc28b7076b3 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.cpp
@@ -118,5 +118,21 @@ bool QmlStateNodeInstance::resetStateProperty(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer
     return QmlPrivateGate::States::resetStateProperty(object(), target->object(), propertyName, resetValue);
 }
 
+void QmlStateNodeInstance::reparent(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &oldParentInstance,
+                                    const PropertyName &oldParentProperty,
+                                    const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &newParentInstance,
+                                    const PropertyName &newParentProperty)
+{
+    ServerNodeInstance oldState = nodeInstanceServer()->activeStateInstance();
+
+    ObjectNodeInstance::reparent(oldParentInstance,
+                                 oldParentProperty,
+                                 newParentInstance,
+                                 newParentProperty);
+
+    if (oldState.isValid())
+        oldState.activateState();
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.h
index 9870223fa75..800acfcad37 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qmlstatenodeinstance.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public:
     bool updateStateBinding(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &target, const PropertyName &propertyName, const QString &expression) override;
     bool resetStateProperty(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &target, const PropertyName &propertyName, const QVariant &resetValue) override;
 
+    void reparent(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &oldParentInstance,
+                  const PropertyName &oldParentProperty,
+                  const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &newParentInstance,
+                  const PropertyName &newParentProperty) override;
 
 protected:
     QmlStateNodeInstance(QObject *object);