diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
index a600dc6deb8..7ca96cc7b24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ InformationName NodeInstance::setInformationIsInLayoutable(bool isInLayoutable)
 
 InformationName NodeInstance::setInformationSceneTransform(const QTransform &sceneTransform)
 {
-    if (d->sceneTransform != sceneTransform) {
+    if (!directUpdates() && d->sceneTransform != sceneTransform) {
         d->sceneTransform = sceneTransform;
         return SceneTransform;
     }