diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
index 968a96c1fa9..2aa27fe58e6 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 using namespace QmlJS;
 using namespace QmlJS::AST;
 using namespace QmlJS::StaticAnalysis;
+using namespace Qt::Literals::StringLiterals;
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -1373,10 +1374,10 @@ bool Check::visit(FunctionExpression *ast)
         }
     }
 
-    const bool isDirectInConnectionsScope =
-            (!m_typeStack.isEmpty() && m_typeStack.last() == "Connections");
+    const bool isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope
+        = isDirectInTypeScope("Connections"_L1, "ScriptAction"_L1);
 
-    if (!isDirectInConnectionsScope)
+    if (!isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope)
         addMessage(ErrFunctionsNotSupportedInQmlUi, locationFromRange(locfunc, loclparen));
 
     DeclarationsCheck bodyCheck;
@@ -1433,10 +1434,10 @@ bool Check::visit(BinaryExpression *ast)
     SourceLocation expressionSourceLocation = locationFromRange(ast->firstSourceLocation(),
                                                                 ast->lastSourceLocation());
 
-    const bool isDirectInConnectionsScope = (!m_typeStack.isEmpty()
-                                             && m_typeStack.last() == "Connections");
+    const bool isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope
+        = isDirectInTypeScope("Connections"_L1, "ScriptAction"_L1);
 
-    if (expressionAffectsVisualAspects(ast) && !isDirectInConnectionsScope)
+    if (expressionAffectsVisualAspects(ast) && !isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope)
         addMessage(WarnImperativeCodeNotEditableInVisualDesigner, expressionSourceLocation);
 
     // check ==, !=
@@ -1481,11 +1482,10 @@ bool Check::visit(BinaryExpression *ast)
 
 bool Check::visit(Block *ast)
 {
+    const bool isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope
+        = isDirectInTypeScope("Connections"_L1, "ScriptAction"_L1);
 
-    bool isDirectInConnectionsScope =
-            (!m_typeStack.isEmpty() && m_typeStack.last() == "Connections");
-
-    if (!isDirectInConnectionsScope)
+    if (!isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope)
         addMessage(ErrBlocksNotSupportedInQmlUi, locationFromRange(ast->firstSourceLocation(), ast->lastSourceLocation()));
 
     if (Node *p = parent()) {
@@ -1910,9 +1910,11 @@ bool Check::visit(CallExpression *ast)
     const bool isMathFunction = namespaceName == "Math";
     const bool isDateFunction = namespaceName == "Date";
     // allow adding connections with the help of the qt quick designer ui
-    bool isDirectInConnectionsScope =
-            (!m_typeStack.isEmpty() && m_typeStack.last() == QLatin1String("Connections"));
-    if (!whiteListedFunction && !isMathFunction && !isDateFunction && !isDirectInConnectionsScope)
+    const bool isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope
+        = isDirectInTypeScope("Connections"_L1, "ScriptAction"_L1);
+
+    if (!whiteListedFunction && !isMathFunction && !isDateFunction
+        && !isDirectInConnectionsOrScriptActionScope)
         addMessage(ErrFunctionsNotSupportedInQmlUi, location);
 
     if (translationFunctions.contains(name)) {
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.h
index d7fc6cc4256..65dcfd84eef 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.h
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ private:
     bool isCaseOrDefault(AST::Node *n);
     bool hasVarStatement(AST::Block *b) const;
 
+    template<typename... Args>
+    bool isDirectInTypeScope(Args... args)
+    {
+        return !m_typeStack.isEmpty() && ((m_typeStack.last() == args) || ...);
+    }
+
     AST::Node *parent(int distance = 0);
 
     Document::Ptr _doc;
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
index ffd66d0baac..83e99e58842 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ StaticAnalysisMessages::StaticAnalysisMessages()
     newMsg(
         ErrFunctionsNotSupportedInQmlUi,
         Error,
-        Tr::tr("Arbitrary functions and function calls outside of a Connections object are not supported in a UI file (.ui.qml)."));
+        Tr::tr("Arbitrary functions and function calls outside of a Connections or ScriptAction "
+               "objects are not supported in a UI file (.ui.qml)."));
     newMsg(ErrBlocksNotSupportedInQmlUi, Error,
            Tr::tr("JavaScript blocks are not supported in a UI file (.ui.qml)."));
     newMsg(ErrBehavioursNotSupportedInQmlUi, Error,