diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/connectionseditor/ConnectionsDialog.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/connectionseditor/ConnectionsDialog.qml
index 131ae6cee99..53eaad0adf4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/connectionseditor/ConnectionsDialog.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/connectionseditor/ConnectionsDialog.qml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PopupDialog {
 
         Connections {
             target: root.backend
-            function onPopupTargetRemoved() {
+            function onPopupShouldClose() {
                 root.close()
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
index c0b819371a8..54965013a44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void ConnectionModel::nodeAboutToBeRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode)
     if (selectedSignal.isValid()) {
         ModelNode targetNode = getTargetNodeForConnection(selectedSignal.parentModelNode());
         if (targetNode == removedNode) {
-            emit m_delegate->popupTargetRemoved();
+            emit m_delegate->popupShouldClose();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2103,4 +2103,9 @@ ConnectionEditorStatements::ComparativeStatement ConditionListModel::toStatement
     return {};
 }
 
+void QmlDesigner::ConnectionModel::modelAboutToBeDetached()
+{
+    emit m_delegate->popupShouldClose();
+}
+
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.h
index d9b13cb22d2..d25d5aa2d3b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
     void selectProperty(const SignalHandlerProperty &property);
 
     void nodeAboutToBeRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode);
+    void modelAboutToBeDetached();
 
 signals:
     void currentIndexChanged();
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ signals:
     void hasConditionChanged();
     void hasElseChanged();
     void sourceChanged();
-    void popupTargetRemoved();
+    void popupShouldClose();
 
 private:
     int currentRow() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionview.cpp
index 0b02ee0e34b..b96afd69665 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionview.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ void ConnectionView::modelAboutToBeDetached(Model *model)
     bindingModel()->reset();
     dynamicPropertiesModel()->reset();
     connectionModel()->resetModel();
+    connectionModel()->modelAboutToBeDetached();
 }
 
 void ConnectionView::nodeCreated(const ModelNode & /*createdNode*/)