diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
index b29b41209ce..35399069702 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
 
     void setSize(const QSizeF &size);
     bool isInLayout() const;
-    bool canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent);
+    bool canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent) const;
 };
 
 QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT uint qHash(const QmlItemNode &node);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index 6e82e4db2a5..98638dcbcb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ bool QmlItemNode::isInLayout() const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool QmlItemNode::canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent)
+bool QmlItemNode::canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent) const
 {
     if (!NodeHints::fromModelNode(potentialParent).canBeContainerFor(modelNode()))
         return false;