diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
index 002a84210d4..1690d60bbbd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/nodemetainfo.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
     bool isGraphicalItem() const;
     bool isLayoutable() const;
     bool isView() const;
+    bool isTabView() const;
 
     QString importDirectoryPath() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index f99f81fbc78..1463d39984f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -1370,4 +1370,9 @@ bool NodeMetaInfo::isView() const
              isSubclassOf("QtQuick.PathView", -1, -1));
 }
 
+bool NodeMetaInfo::isTabView() const
+{
+    return isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Controls.TabView", -1, -1);
+}
+
 } // namespace QmlDesigner