diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
index 35399069702..7f50c387c8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/qmlitemnode.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public:
     void setSize(const QSizeF &size);
     bool isInLayout() const;
     bool canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent) const;
+
+    bool isInStackedContainer() const;
 };
 
 QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT uint qHash(const QmlItemNode &node);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
index 98638dcbcb7..fa3f719ae29 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlitemnode.cpp
@@ -630,6 +630,12 @@ bool QmlItemNode::canBereparentedTo(const ModelNode &potentialParent) const
     return NodeHints::fromModelNode(modelNode()).canBeReparentedTo(potentialParent);
 }
 
+bool QmlItemNode::isInStackedContainer() const
+{
+    if (hasInstanceParent())
+        return NodeHints::fromModelNode(instanceParent()).isStackedContainer();
+    return false;
+}
 
 void QmlItemNode::setSize(const QSizeF &size)
 {