diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
index 0ee7673b4d9..b2d95979a71 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ bool AbstractTimelineModel::isEmpty() const
     return count() == 0;
 }
 
+int AbstractTimelineModel::modelId() const
+{
+    Q_D(const AbstractTimelineModel);
+    return d->modelId;
+}
+
 int AbstractTimelineModel::rowHeight(int rowNumber) const
 {
     Q_D(const AbstractTimelineModel);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
index 35cb593aae2..3bd8812520b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     // Trivial methods implemented by the abstract model itself
     void setModelManager(QmlProfilerModelManager *modelManager);
     bool isEmpty() const;
+    int modelId() const;
 
     // Methods are directly passed on to the private model and relying on its virtual methods.
     int rowHeight(int rowNumber) const;