diff --git a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
index 0986486af31..b8c4bbd41a9 100644
--- a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "timelinemodel.h"
 #include "timelinenotesmodel.h"
 
+#include <utils/algorithm.h>
+
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QVariant>
 
@@ -70,10 +72,15 @@ void TimelineModelAggregator::addModel(TimelineModel *m)
         emit heightChanged();
 }
 
-void TimelineModelAggregator::setModels(const QList<TimelineModel *> &models)
+void TimelineModelAggregator::setModels(const QVariantList &models)
 {
     Q_D(TimelineModelAggregator);
-    if (d->modelList == models)
+
+    QList<TimelineModel *> timelineModels = Utils::transform(models, [](const QVariant &model) {
+        return qvariant_cast<TimelineModel *>(model);
+    });
+
+    if (d->modelList == timelineModels)
         return;
 
     int prevHeight = height();
@@ -83,8 +90,8 @@ void TimelineModelAggregator::setModels(const QList<TimelineModel *> &models)
             d->notesModel->removeTimelineModel(m);
     }
 
-    d->modelList = models;
-    foreach (TimelineModel *m, models) {
+    d->modelList = timelineModels;
+    foreach (TimelineModel *m, timelineModels) {
         connect(m, &TimelineModel::heightChanged, this, &TimelineModelAggregator::heightChanged);
         if (d->notesModel)
             d->notesModel->addTimelineModel(m);
diff --git a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
index 56aaf86d06c..fb0e5a1162c 100644
--- a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
+++ b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TIMELINE_EXPORT TimelineModelAggregator : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int height READ height NOTIFY heightChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList models READ models NOTIFY modelsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList models READ models WRITE setModels NOTIFY modelsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Timeline::TimelineNotesModel *notes READ notes CONSTANT)
 public:
     TimelineModelAggregator(TimelineNotesModel *notes, QObject *parent = 0);
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ public:
     int height() const;
 
     void addModel(TimelineModel *m);
-    void setModels(const QList<TimelineModel *> &models);
     const TimelineModel *model(int modelIndex) const;
+
     QVariantList models() const;
+    void setModels(const QVariantList &models);
 
     TimelineNotesModel *notes() const;
     void clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index e50c4d82947..bf676a4968a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -130,15 +130,18 @@ QmlProfilerTraceView::QmlProfilerTraceView(QWidget *parent, QmlProfilerViewManag
     d->m_modelProxy = new Timeline::TimelineModelAggregator(modelManager->notesModel(), this);
     d->m_modelManager = modelManager;
 
-    QList<Timeline::TimelineModel *> models;
-    models.append(new PixmapCacheModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    models.append(new SceneGraphTimelineModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    models.append(new MemoryUsageModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    models.append(new InputEventsModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    models.append(new DebugMessagesModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    models.append(new QmlProfilerAnimationsModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy));
-    for (int i = 0; i < MaximumRangeType; ++i)
-        models.append(new QmlProfilerRangeModel(modelManager, (RangeType)i, d->m_modelProxy));
+    QVariantList models;
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new PixmapCacheModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy)));
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new SceneGraphTimelineModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy)));
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new MemoryUsageModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy)));
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new InputEventsModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy)));
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new DebugMessagesModel(modelManager, d->m_modelProxy)));
+    models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new QmlProfilerAnimationsModel(modelManager,
+                                                                     d->m_modelProxy)));
+    for (int i = 0; i < MaximumRangeType; ++i) {
+        models.append(QVariant::fromValue(new QmlProfilerRangeModel(modelManager, (RangeType)i,
+                                                                    d->m_modelProxy)));
+    }
     d->m_modelProxy->setModels(models);
 
     // Minimum height: 5 rows of 20 pixels + scrollbar of 50 pixels + 20 pixels margin