diff --git a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/model/modelutils-test.cpp b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/model/modelutils-test.cpp
index 4418d36ac83..8d69e69aba8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests/unittests/model/modelutils-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/tests/unittests/model/modelutils-test.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 
 #include <googletest.h>
 
+#include <mocks/abstractviewmock.h>
 #include <mocks/projectstoragemock.h>
 #include <mocks/sourcepathcachemock.h>
-
 #include <model/modelutils.h>
 #include <nodemetainfo.h>
+#include <nodeproperty.h>
 
 namespace {
+using QmlDesigner::ModelNode;
+using QmlDesigner::ModelNodes;
 
 class ModelUtils : public ::testing::Test
 {
@@ -106,4 +109,59 @@ TEST_F(ModelUtils, component_file_path_for_non_file_component_node_is_empty)
     ASSERT_THAT(path, IsEmpty());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ModelUtils, find_lowest_common_ancestor)
+{
+    auto child1 = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto child2 = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    model.rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(child1);
+    model.rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(child2);
+    ModelNodes nodes{child1, child2};
+
+    auto commonAncestor = QmlDesigner::ModelUtils::lowestCommonAncestor(nodes);
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(commonAncestor, model.rootModelNode());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ModelUtils, lowest_common_ancestor_return_invalid_node_if_argument_is_invalid)
+{
+    auto child1 = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto child2 = ModelNode{};
+    model.rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(child1);
+    ModelNodes nodes{child1, child2};
+
+    auto commonAncestor = QmlDesigner::ModelUtils::lowestCommonAncestor(nodes);
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(commonAncestor, Not(IsValid()));
+}
+
+TEST_F(ModelUtils, find_lowest_common_ancestor_when_one_of_the_nodes_is_parent)
+{
+    auto parentNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto childNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    parentNode.defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(childNode);
+    model.rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(parentNode);
+    ModelNodes nodes{childNode, parentNode};
+
+    auto commonAncestor = QmlDesigner::ModelUtils::lowestCommonAncestor(nodes);
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(commonAncestor, parentNode);
+}
+
+TEST_F(ModelUtils, lowest_common_ancestor_for_uncle_and_nephew_should_return_the_grandFather)
+{
+    auto grandFatherNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto fatherNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto uncleNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    auto nephewNode = model.createModelNode("Item");
+    fatherNode.defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(nephewNode);
+    grandFatherNode.defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(fatherNode);
+    grandFatherNode.defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(uncleNode);
+    model.rootModelNode().defaultNodeAbstractProperty().reparentHere(grandFatherNode);
+    ModelNodes nodes{uncleNode, nephewNode};
+
+    auto commonAncestor = QmlDesigner::ModelUtils::lowestCommonAncestor(nodes);
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(commonAncestor, grandFatherNode);
+}
+
 } // namespace