diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
index 14780137e1d..8a58eb7dcf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::connectToolbar()
         }
     }
 
-    setRecording(false);
+    setTimelineActive(false);
 }
 
 int TimelineWidget::adjacentFrame(const std::function<qreal(const QVector<qreal> &, qreal)> &fun) const
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::setupScrollbar(int min, int max, int current)
 
 void TimelineWidget::setTimelineId(const QString &id)
 {
-    setRecording(!m_timelineView->getTimelines().isEmpty());
+    setTimelineActive(!m_timelineView->getTimelines().isEmpty());
     if (m_timelineView->isAttached()) {
         m_toolbar->setCurrentTimeline(m_timelineView->modelNodeForId(id));
         m_toolbar->setCurrentState(m_timelineView->currentState().name());
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::setTimelineId(const QString &id)
     }
 }
 
-void TimelineWidget::setRecording(bool b)
+void TimelineWidget::setTimelineActive(bool b)
 {
     if (b) {
         m_toolbar->setVisible(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.h
index 8ee43098809..3fd299a88a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     void setupScrollbar(int min, int max, int current);
     void setTimelineId(const QString &id);
 
-    void setRecording(bool b);
+    void setTimelineActive(bool b);
 
 public slots:
     void selectionChanged();