diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
index e1384e6eb21..6c7ab0c2c33 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
@@ -488,9 +488,10 @@ InformationName NodeInstance::setInformationIsInLayoutable(bool isInLayoutable)
 
 InformationName NodeInstance::setInformationSceneTransform(const QTransform &sceneTransform)
 {
-    if (d->sceneTransform != sceneTransform) {
+  if (d->sceneTransform != sceneTransform) {
         d->sceneTransform = sceneTransform;
-        return SceneTransform;
+        if (!directUpdates())
+            return SceneTransform;
     }
 
     return NoInformationChange;