diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
index e9977d5c98c..b3444ce6114 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ bool QmlVisualNode::isItemOr3DNode(const ModelNode &modelNode)
     if (modelNode.metaInfo().isSubclassOf("QtQuick3D.Node"))
         return true;
 
+    if (modelNode.metaInfo().isGraphicalItem() && modelNode.isRootNode())
+        return true;
+
     return false;
 }