diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index bddac451ca9..77f61b2d5fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ bool itemIsMovable(const ModelNode &modelNode)
     if (modelNode.metaInfo().isSubclassOf("QtQuick.Controls.Tab"))
         return false;
 
+    if (!modelNode.parentProperty().isNodeListProperty())
+        return false;
 
     return NodeHints::fromModelNode(modelNode).isMovable();
 }