diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
index bb9ec181610..6e480ceef98 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,24 @@ InstanceContainer::InstanceContainer()
 {
 }
 
-InstanceContainer::InstanceContainer(qint32 instanceId, const TypeName &type, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, const QString &componentPath, const QString &nodeSource, NodeSourceType nodeSourceType, NodeMetaType metaType)
-    : m_instanceId(instanceId), m_type(properDelemitingOfType(type)), m_majorNumber(majorNumber), m_minorNumber(minorNumber), m_componentPath(componentPath),
-      m_nodeSource(nodeSource), m_nodeSourceType(nodeSourceType), m_metaType(metaType)
+InstanceContainer::InstanceContainer(qint32 instanceId,
+                                     const TypeName &type,
+                                     int majorNumber,
+                                     int minorNumber,
+                                     const QString &componentPath,
+                                     const QString &nodeSource,
+                                     NodeSourceType nodeSourceType,
+                                     NodeMetaType metaType,
+                                     NodeFlags metaFlags)
+    : m_instanceId(instanceId)
+    ,m_type(properDelemitingOfType(type))
+    ,m_majorNumber(majorNumber)
+    ,m_minorNumber(minorNumber)
+    ,m_componentPath(componentPath)
+    ,m_nodeSource(nodeSource)
+    ,m_nodeSourceType(nodeSourceType)
+    ,m_metaType(metaType)
+    ,m_metaFlags(metaFlags)
 {
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +105,16 @@ InstanceContainer::NodeMetaType InstanceContainer::metaType() const
     return static_cast<NodeMetaType>(m_metaType);
 }
 
+InstanceContainer::NodeFlags InstanceContainer::metaFlags() const
+{
+    return m_metaFlags;
+}
+
+bool InstanceContainer::checkFlag(NodeFlag flag) const
+{
+    return NodeFlags(m_metaFlags).testFlag(flag);
+}
+
 QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const InstanceContainer &container)
 {
     out << container.instanceId();
@@ -100,6 +125,7 @@ QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const InstanceContainer &container)
     out << container.nodeSource();
     out << qint32(container.nodeSourceType());
     out << qint32(container.metaType());
+    out << qint32(container.metaFlags());
 
     return out;
 }
@@ -115,6 +141,7 @@ QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &in, InstanceContainer &container)
     in >> container.m_nodeSource;
     in >> container.m_nodeSourceType;
     in >> container.m_metaType;
+    in >> container.m_metaFlags;
 
     return in;
 }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.h
index 6dc86bf93c9..9d4c21b1274 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.h
@@ -54,8 +54,22 @@ public:
         ItemMetaType
     };
 
+    enum NodeFlag {
+        ParentTakesOverRendering = 1
+    };
+
+     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(NodeFlags, NodeFlag)
+
     InstanceContainer();
-    InstanceContainer(qint32 instanceId, const TypeName &type, int majorNumber, int minorNumber, const QString &componentPath, const QString &nodeSource, NodeSourceType nodeSourceType, NodeMetaType metaType);
+    InstanceContainer(qint32 instanceId,
+                      const TypeName &type,
+                      int majorNumber,
+                      int minorNumber,
+                      const QString &componentPath,
+                      const QString &nodeSource,
+                      NodeSourceType nodeSourceType,
+                      NodeMetaType metaType,
+                      NodeFlags metaFlags);
 
     qint32 instanceId() const;
     TypeName type() const;
@@ -65,6 +79,8 @@ public:
     QString nodeSource() const;
     NodeSourceType nodeSourceType() const;
     NodeMetaType metaType() const;
+    bool checkFlag(NodeFlag flag) const;
+    NodeFlags metaFlags() const;
 
 private:
     qint32 m_instanceId = -1;
@@ -75,6 +91,7 @@ private:
     QString m_nodeSource;
     qint32 m_nodeSourceType = 0;
     qint32 m_metaType = 0;
+    qint32 m_metaFlags = 0;
 };
 
 QDebug operator <<(QDebug debug, const InstanceContainer &command);
@@ -82,3 +99,4 @@ QDebug operator <<(QDebug debug, const InstanceContainer &command);
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QmlDesigner::InstanceContainer)
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(QmlDesigner::InstanceContainer::NodeFlags)
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index 1dc4716649c..3ee177a3872 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ void ObjectNodeInstance::initializePropertyWatcher(const ObjectNodeInstance::Poi
     m_signalSpy.setObjectNodeInstance(objectNodeInstance);
 }
 
-void ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance)
+void ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance,
+                                    InstanceContainer::NodeFlags /*flags*/)
 {
     initializePropertyWatcher(objectNodeInstance);
     QmlPrivateGate::registerNodeInstanceMetaObject(objectNodeInstance->object(), objectNodeInstance->nodeInstanceServer()->engine());
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
index 8266f0addf8..5977d3d31ce 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "nodeinstanceserver.h"
 #include "nodeinstancesignalspy.h"
 
+#include "instancecontainer.h"
+
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QWeakPointer>
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public:
 
     NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer() const;
     void setNodeInstanceServer(NodeInstanceServer *server);
-    virtual void initialize(const Pointer &objectNodeInstance);
+    virtual void initialize(const Pointer &objectNodeInstance, InstanceContainer::NodeFlags flags);
     virtual QImage renderImage() const;
     virtual QImage renderPreviewImage(const QSize &previewImageSize) const;
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
index a30fbc184a9..647d1d74706 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void QuickItemNodeInstance::createEffectItem(bool createEffectItem)
     s_createEffectItem = createEffectItem;
 }
 
-void QuickItemNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance)
+void QuickItemNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance,
+                                       InstanceContainer::NodeFlags flags)
 {
 
     if (instanceId() == 0) {
@@ -167,10 +168,11 @@ void QuickItemNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &object
 
     if (quickItem()->window()) {
         if (s_createEffectItem || instanceId() == 0)
-            designerSupport()->refFromEffectItem(quickItem());
+            designerSupport()->refFromEffectItem(quickItem(),
+                                                 !flags.testFlag(InstanceContainer::ParentTakesOverRendering));
     }
 
-    ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(objectNodeInstance);
+    ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(objectNodeInstance, flags);
     quickItem()->update();
 }
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.h
index d655a9a1032..1f000f1ba2b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/quickitemnodeinstance.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public:
     static Pointer create(QObject *objectToBeWrapped);
     static void createEffectItem(bool createEffectItem);
 
-    void initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance) override;
+    void initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNodeInstance,
+                    InstanceContainer::NodeFlags flags) override;
 
     QQuickItem *contentItem() const override;
     bool hasContent() const override;
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/servernodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/servernodeinstance.cpp
index 58b17e2451e..2f090517dc8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/servernodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/servernodeinstance.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ Internal::ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer ServerNodeInstance::createInstance(QObject
     return instance;
 }
 
-ServerNodeInstance ServerNodeInstance::create(NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer, const InstanceContainer &instanceContainer, ComponentWrap componentWrap)
+ServerNodeInstance ServerNodeInstance::create(NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer,
+                                              const InstanceContainer &instanceContainer,
+                                              ComponentWrap componentWrap)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(instanceContainer.instanceId() != -1);
     Q_ASSERT(nodeInstanceServer);
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ ServerNodeInstance ServerNodeInstance::create(NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceSe
 
     instance.internalInstance()->setInstanceId(instanceContainer.instanceId());
 
-    instance.internalInstance()->initialize(instance.m_nodeInstance);
+    instance.internalInstance()->initialize(instance.m_nodeInstance, instanceContainer.metaFlags());
 
     return instance;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodehints.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodehints.h
index 3fbb89c72cc..982c3a80b06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodehints.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodehints.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     bool isStackedContainer() const;
     bool canBeReparentedTo(const ModelNode &potenialParent);
     QString indexPropertyForStackedContainer() const;
+    bool takesOverRenderingOfChildren() const;
 
     QHash<QString, QString> hints() const;
     static NodeHints fromModelNode(const ModelNode &modelNode);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
index 823f966d8c0..e1d07e65afc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <model.h>
 #include <modelnode.h>
 #include <metainfo.h>
+#include <nodehints.h>
 #include <rewriterview.h>
 
 #include "abstractproperty.h"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ NodeInstanceView::~NodeInstanceView()
 
 //\{
 
-bool isSkippedRootNode(const ModelNode &node)
+bool static isSkippedRootNode(const ModelNode &node)
 {
     static const PropertyNameList skipList({"Qt.ListModel", "QtQuick.ListModel", "Qt.ListModel", "QtQuick.ListModel"});
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ bool isSkippedRootNode(const ModelNode &node)
 }
 
 
-bool isSkippedNode(const ModelNode &node)
+bool static isSkippedNode(const ModelNode &node)
 {
     static const PropertyNameList skipList({"QtQuick.XmlRole", "Qt.XmlRole", "QtQuick.ListElement", "Qt.ListElement"});
 
@@ -146,6 +147,22 @@ bool isSkippedNode(const ModelNode &node)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool static parentTakesOverRendering(const ModelNode &modelNode)
+{
+    if (!modelNode.isValid())
+        return false;
+
+    ModelNode currentNode = modelNode;
+
+    while (currentNode.hasParentProperty()) {
+        currentNode = currentNode.parentProperty().parentModelNode();
+        if (NodeHints::fromModelNode(currentNode).takesOverRenderingOfChildren())
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 /*!
     Notifies the view that it was attached to \a model. For every model node in
     the model, a NodeInstance will be created.
@@ -817,6 +834,11 @@ CreateSceneCommand NodeInstanceView::createCreateSceneCommand()
         if (instance.modelNode().metaInfo().isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Item"))
             nodeMetaType = InstanceContainer::ItemMetaType;
 
+        InstanceContainer::NodeFlags nodeFlags;
+
+        if (parentTakesOverRendering(instance.modelNode()))
+            nodeFlags.setFlag(InstanceContainer::ParentTakesOverRendering);
+
         InstanceContainer container(instance.instanceId(),
                                     instance.modelNode().type(),
                                     instance.modelNode().majorVersion(),
@@ -824,8 +846,8 @@ CreateSceneCommand NodeInstanceView::createCreateSceneCommand()
                                     instance.modelNode().metaInfo().componentFileName(),
                                     instance.modelNode().nodeSource(),
                                     nodeSourceType,
-                                    nodeMetaType
-                                   );
+                                    nodeMetaType,
+                                    nodeFlags);
 
         instanceContainerList.append(container);
     }
@@ -958,8 +980,20 @@ CreateInstancesCommand NodeInstanceView::createCreateInstancesCommand(const QLis
         if (instance.modelNode().metaInfo().isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Item"))
             nodeMetaType = InstanceContainer::ItemMetaType;
 
-        InstanceContainer container(instance.instanceId(), instance.modelNode().type(), instance.modelNode().majorVersion(), instance.modelNode().minorVersion(),
-                                    instance.modelNode().metaInfo().componentFileName(), instance.modelNode().nodeSource(), nodeSourceType, nodeMetaType);
+        InstanceContainer::NodeFlags nodeFlags;
+
+        if (parentTakesOverRendering(instance.modelNode()))
+            nodeFlags.setFlag(InstanceContainer::ParentTakesOverRendering);
+
+        InstanceContainer container(instance.instanceId(),
+                                    instance.modelNode().type(),
+                                    instance.modelNode().majorVersion(),
+                                    instance.modelNode().minorVersion(),
+                                    instance.modelNode().metaInfo().componentFileName(),
+                                    instance.modelNode().nodeSource(),
+                                    nodeSourceType,
+                                    nodeMetaType,
+                                    nodeFlags);
         containerList.append(container);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodehints.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodehints.cpp
index 1a38b0a631f..28d7c0a205a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodehints.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodehints.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ QString NodeHints::indexPropertyForStackedContainer() const
     return Internal::evaluateExpression(expression, modelNode(), ModelNode()).toString();
 }
 
+bool NodeHints::takesOverRenderingOfChildren() const
+{
+    if (!isValid())
+        return false;
+
+    return evaluateBooleanExpression("takesOverRenderingOfChildren", false);
+}
+
 QHash<QString, QString> NodeHints::hints() const
 {
     return m_hints;
@@ -277,7 +285,7 @@ bool JSObject::potentialParentIsRoot() const
 
 bool JSObject::potentialChildIsRoot() const
 {
-     return m_otherNode.isValid() && m_otherNode.isRootNode();
+    return m_otherNode.isValid() && m_otherNode.isRootNode();
 }
 
 bool JSObject::isSubclassOf(const QString &typeName)
@@ -303,7 +311,7 @@ bool JSObject::rootItemIsSubclassOf(const QString &typeName)
 bool JSObject::currentParentIsSubclassOf(const QString &typeName)
 {
     if (m_modelNode.hasParentProperty()
-         && m_modelNode.parentProperty().isValid()) {
+            && m_modelNode.parentProperty().isValid()) {
         NodeMetaInfo metaInfo =  m_modelNode.parentProperty().parentModelNode().metaInfo();
         if (metaInfo.isValid())
             return metaInfo.isSubclassOf(typeName.toUtf8());