diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
index f2c28ebd986..ae6892cf3f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
@@ -42,19 +42,11 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-namespace Internal {
-void TimerHandler::clearMoveDelay()
-{
-    m_dragTool->clearMoveDelay();
-}
-
-}
 
 DragTool::DragTool(FormEditorView *editorView)
     : AbstractFormEditorTool(editorView),
     m_moveManipulator(editorView->scene()->manipulatorLayerItem(), editorView),
     m_selectionIndicator(editorView->scene()->manipulatorLayerItem()),
-    m_timerHandler(new Internal::TimerHandler(this)),
     m_blockMove(false),
     m_isAborted(false)
 {
@@ -327,7 +319,6 @@ void DragTool::createDragNode(const QMimeData *mimeData, const QPointF &scenePos
 
             m_blockMove = true;
             m_startPoint = scenePosition;
-            QTimer::singleShot(10000, m_timerHandler.data(), SLOT(clearMoveDelay()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.h
index eeadda6a911..11ef56f04a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.h
@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@ namespace QmlDesigner {
 
 class DragTool;
 
-namespace Internal {
-
-class TimerHandler : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    TimerHandler(DragTool *tool) : QObject(), m_dragTool(tool) {}
-public slots:
-    void clearMoveDelay();
-
-private:
-    DragTool *m_dragTool;
-};
-}
-
 class DragTool : public AbstractFormEditorTool
 {
 public:
@@ -116,7 +100,6 @@ private:
     QPointer<FormEditorItem> m_movingItem;
     RewriterTransaction m_rewriterTransaction;
     QmlItemNode m_dragNode;
-    QScopedPointer<Internal::TimerHandler> m_timerHandler;
     bool m_blockMove;
     QPointF m_startPoint;
     bool m_isAborted;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.cpp
index ef1fe84c97c..3780005779f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ void FormEditorView::propertiesRemoved(const QList<AbstractProperty> &/*property
 {
 }
 
+void FormEditorView::customNotification(const AbstractView */*view*/, const QString &identifier, const QList<ModelNode> &/*nodeList*/, const QList<QVariant> &/*data*/)
+{
+    if (identifier == QStringLiteral("puppet crashed"))
+        m_dragTool->clearMoveDelay();
+}
+
 AbstractFormEditorTool* FormEditorView::currentTool() const
 {
     return m_currentTool;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.h
index 6333d71bdae..fc0d9c9f78f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorview.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public:
     void scriptFunctionsChanged(const ModelNode &node, const QStringList &scriptFunctionList) QTC_OVERRIDE;
     void propertiesRemoved(const QList<AbstractProperty> &propertyList) QTC_OVERRIDE;
 
+    void customNotification(const AbstractView *view, const QString &identifier, const QList<ModelNode> &nodeList, const QList<QVariant> &data) QTC_OVERRIDE;
+
     // FormEditorView
     WidgetInfo widgetInfo() QTC_OVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
index 0f089750314..845de2ac87c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceview.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ void NodeInstanceView::handleChrash()
         restartProcess();
     else
         emit  qmlPuppetCrashed();
+
+    emitCustomNotification(QStringLiteral("puppet crashed"));
 }