diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/connectableitem.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/connectableitem.cpp
index 853d9d1b252..82200f2a57d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/connectableitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/connectableitem.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ bool ConnectableItem::sceneEventFilter(QGraphicsItem *watched, QEvent *event)
             else
                 newTag = new ScxmlTag(Transition, tag()->document());
             newTag->setAttribute("type", "external");
+            newTag->setAttribute("event", tag()->document()->nextUniqueId("Transition"));
             m_newTransition->init(newTag);
 
             tag()->document()->addTag(tag(), newTag);
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmltag.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmltag.cpp
index 0548972ad01..f44ca314b67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmltag.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmltag.cpp
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ void ScxmlTag::initId()
         case History:
             setAttribute("id", m_document->nextUniqueId("History"));
             break;
-        case Transition:
-            setAttribute("event", m_document->nextUniqueId("Transition"));
-            break;
         case Final:
             setAttribute("id", m_document->nextUniqueId("Final"));
             break;