diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index 15786c92a46..cbb58d1e4e5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -906,6 +906,10 @@ void ObjectNodeInstance::setInPositioner(bool isInPositioner)
     m_isInPositioner = isInPositioner;
 }
 
+void ObjectNodeInstance::refreshPositioner()
+{
+}
+
 void ObjectNodeInstance::updateAnchors()
 {
 }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
index f374b44b269..68198df1908 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool isMovable() const;
     bool isInPositioner() const;
     void setInPositioner(bool isInPositioner);
+    virtual void refreshPositioner();
 
     bool hasBindingForProperty(const QString &name, bool *hasChanged = 0) const;
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.cpp
index 7643bc1c6fa..a6dfa634f66 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.cpp
@@ -84,5 +84,18 @@ PositionerNodeInstance::Pointer PositionerNodeInstance::create(QObject *object)
 
     return instance;
 }
+
+QDeclarativeBasePositioner *PositionerNodeInstance::positioner() const
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(qobject_cast<QDeclarativeBasePositioner*>(object()));
+    return static_cast<QDeclarativeBasePositioner*>(object());
+}
+
+void PositionerNodeInstance::refreshPositioner()
+{
+    bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(positioner(), "prePositioning");
+    Q_ASSERT(success);
+}
+
 }
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.h
index 1a0406e2742..cd3794e6e4e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/positionernodeinstance.h
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ public:
 
     bool isResizable() const;
 
+    void refreshPositioner();
 
 protected:
     PositionerNodeInstance(QDeclarativeBasePositioner *item);
+    QDeclarativeBasePositioner *positioner() const;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qmlgraphicsitemnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qmlgraphicsitemnodeinstance.cpp
index df0e8ef9bc5..ef733117734 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qmlgraphicsitemnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlpuppet/instances/qmlgraphicsitemnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ void QmlGraphicsItemNodeInstance::setPropertyVariant(const QString &name, const
     GraphicsObjectNodeInstance::setPropertyVariant(name, value);
 
     refresh();
+    if (isInPositioner())
+        parentInstance()->refreshPositioner();
 }
 
 void QmlGraphicsItemNodeInstance::setPropertyBinding(const QString &name, const QString &expression)
@@ -325,6 +327,9 @@ void QmlGraphicsItemNodeInstance::resetProperty(const QString &name)
     }
 
     GraphicsObjectNodeInstance::resetProperty(name);
+
+    if (isInPositioner())
+        parentInstance()->refreshPositioner();
 }
 
 void QmlGraphicsItemNodeInstance::reparent(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &oldParentInstance, const QString &oldParentProperty, const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &newParentInstance, const QString &newParentProperty)
@@ -353,6 +358,8 @@ void QmlGraphicsItemNodeInstance::reparent(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &ol
     }
 
     refresh();
+    if (isInPositioner())
+        parentInstance()->refreshPositioner();
 }
 
 QDeclarativeAnchors::Anchor anchorLineFlagForName(const QString &name)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
index ce855211c2f..ad3d77bd896 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <model.h>
 #include <qmlanchors.h>
+#include <nodemetainfo.h>
 #include <variantproperty.h>
 #include <nodeabstractproperty.h>
 
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ void MoveManipulator::synchronizeParent(const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList,
         }
     }
 
-    update(m_lastPosition, NoSnapping, UseBaseState);
+    if (!parentNode.metaInfo().isSubclassOf("<cpp>.QDeclarativeBasePositioner", -1, -1))
+        update(m_lastPosition, NoSnapping, UseBaseState);
 }
 
 void MoveManipulator::synchronizeInstanceParent(const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList)
@@ -363,6 +365,15 @@ void MoveManipulator::reparentTo(FormEditorItem *newParent)
     if (!itemsCanReparented())
         return;
 
+    if (!newParent->qmlItemNode().modelNode().metaInfo().isSubclassOf("<cpp>.QDeclarativeBasePositioner", -1, -1)
+            && newParent->qmlItemNode().modelNode().hasParentProperty()) {
+        ModelNode grandParent = newParent->qmlItemNode().modelNode().parentProperty().parentModelNode();
+        if (grandParent.metaInfo().isSubclassOf("<cpp>.QDeclarativeBasePositioner", -1, -1))
+            newParent = m_view.data()->scene()->itemForQmlItemNode(QmlItemNode(grandParent));
+    }
+
+
+
     QVector<ModelNode> nodeReparentVector;
     NodeAbstractProperty parentProperty;