diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.cpp
index 41c67f70b68..31a907c37fe 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -1061,6 +1061,21 @@ ServerNodeInstance NodeInstanceServer::rootNodeInstance() const
     return m_rootNodeInstance;
 }
 
+QList<ServerNodeInstance> NodeInstanceServer::allGroupStateInstances() const
+{
+    QList<ServerNodeInstance> groups;
+    std::copy_if(nodeInstances().cbegin(),
+                 nodeInstances().cend(),
+                 std::back_inserter(groups),
+                 [](const ServerNodeInstance &instance) {
+                     return instance.isValid() && instance.internalObject()->metaObject()
+                            && instance.internalObject()->metaObject()->className()
+                                   == QByteArrayLiteral("QQuickStateGroup");
+                 });
+
+    return groups;
+}
+
 void NodeInstanceServer::setStateInstance(const ServerNodeInstance &stateInstance)
 {
     m_activeStateInstance = stateInstance;
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.h
index 42f345ee4e5..698c93fc60f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/nodeinstanceserver.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ public:
 
     ServerNodeInstance rootNodeInstance() const;
 
+    QList<ServerNodeInstance> allGroupStateInstances() const;
+
     void notifyPropertyChange(qint32 instanceid, const PropertyName &propertyName);
 
     QByteArray importCode() const;