diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
index c84f2342576..0f475956c3b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlvisualnode.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ void QmlVisualNode::scatter(const ModelNode &targetNode, const std::optional<int
 
 void QmlVisualNode::translate(const QVector3D &vector)
 {
+    if (modelNode().hasBindingProperty("x") || modelNode().hasBindingProperty("y"))
+        return;
+
     setPosition(position() + vector);
 }