diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index e7999b9b976..ca7af686abd 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void ObjectNodeInstance::setPropertyVariant(const PropertyName &name, const QVar
             nodeInstanceServer()->removeFilePropertyFromFileSystemWatcher(object(), name, path);
     }
 
-    if (hasValidResetBinding(name)) {
+    if (hasValidResetBinding(name)) { //####
         QQmlPropertyPrivate::setBinding(property, 0, QQmlPropertyPrivate::BypassInterceptor | QQmlPropertyPrivate::DontRemoveBinding);
     }
 
@@ -852,38 +852,6 @@ QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::parentObject(QObject *object)
     return object->parent();
 }
 
-void ObjectNodeInstance::doComponentCompleteRecursive(QObject *object, NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer)
-{
-    if (object) {
-        QQuickItem *item = qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(object);
-
-        if (item && DesignerSupport::isComponentComplete(item))
-            return;
-
-        QList<QObject*> childList = object->children();
-
-        if (item) {
-            foreach (QQuickItem *childItem, item->childItems()) {
-                if (!childList.contains(childItem))
-                    childList.append(childItem);
-            }
-        }
-
-        foreach (QObject *child, childList) {
-            if (!nodeInstanceServer->hasInstanceForObject(child))
-                doComponentCompleteRecursive(child, nodeInstanceServer);
-        }
-
-        if (item) {
-            static_cast<QQmlParserStatus*>(item)->componentComplete();
-        } else {
-            QQmlParserStatus *qmlParserStatus = dynamic_cast< QQmlParserStatus*>(object);
-            if (qmlParserStatus)
-                qmlParserStatus->componentComplete();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer ObjectNodeInstance::parentInstance() const
 {
     QObject *parentHolder = parent();
@@ -942,7 +910,7 @@ bool ObjectNodeInstance::resetStateProperty(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &/
 
 void ObjectNodeInstance::doComponentComplete()
 {
-    doComponentCompleteRecursive(object(), nodeInstanceServer());
+    QmlPrivateGate::doComponentCompleteRecursive(object(), nodeInstanceServer());
 }
 
 bool ObjectNodeInstance::isRootNodeInstance() const
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
index 61f947f9922..31f95032001 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ protected:
     QVariant convertSpecialCharacter(const QVariant& value) const;
     QVariant convertEnumToValue(const QVariant &value, const PropertyName &name);
     static QObject *parentObject(QObject *object);
-    static void doComponentCompleteRecursive(QObject *object, NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer);
     static QVariant enumationValue(const Enumeration &enumeration);
 
 private:
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
index 931f83787ed..44aba9f86c4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "designercustomobjectdata.h"
 
 #include <objectnodeinstance.h>
+#include <nodeinstanceserver.h>
 
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQmlComponent>
@@ -472,6 +473,38 @@ bool hasBindingForProperty(QObject *object, const PropertyName &propertyName, bo
     return DesignerCustomObjectData::hasBindingForProperty(object, propertyName, hasChanged);
 }
 
+void doComponentCompleteRecursive(QObject *object, NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer)
+{
+    if (object) {
+        QQuickItem *item = qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(object);
+
+        if (item && DesignerSupport::isComponentComplete(item))
+            return;
+
+        QList<QObject*> childList = object->children();
+
+        if (item) {
+            foreach (QQuickItem *childItem, item->childItems()) {
+                if (!childList.contains(childItem))
+                    childList.append(childItem);
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach (QObject *child, childList) {
+            if (!nodeInstanceServer->hasInstanceForObject(child))
+                doComponentCompleteRecursive(child, nodeInstanceServer);
+        }
+
+        if (item) {
+            static_cast<QQmlParserStatus*>(item)->componentComplete();
+        } else {
+            QQmlParserStatus *qmlParserStatus = dynamic_cast< QQmlParserStatus*>(object);
+            if (qmlParserStatus)
+                qmlParserStatus->componentComplete();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 ComponentCompleteDisabler::ComponentCompleteDisabler()
 {
     DesignerSupport::disableComponentComplete();
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
index d2172ee595c..32249bada3e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include <QQmlListReference>
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+class NodeInstanceServer;
+
 namespace Internal {
 
 class ObjectNodeInstance;
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ public:
     bool hasValidResetBinding(QObject *object, const PropertyName &propertyName);
     bool hasBindingForProperty(QObject *object, const PropertyName &propertyName, bool *hasChanged);
 
+    void doComponentCompleteRecursive(QObject *object, NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer);
+
 } // namespace QmlPrivateGate
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QmlDesigner