diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
index cccc108bbb5..808882220eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
@@ -1515,6 +1515,14 @@ QList<ActionInterface* > DesignerActionManager::designerActions() const
     });
 }
 
+ActionInterface *DesignerActionManager::actionByMenuId(const QByteArray &id)
+{
+    for (const auto &action : m_designerActions)
+        if (action->menuId() == id)
+            return action.data();
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 DesignerActionManager::DesignerActionManager(DesignerActionManagerView *designerActionManagerView)
     : m_designerActionManagerView(designerActionManagerView)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.h
index bf7ab60017f..36253fc4453 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public:
     QList<QSharedPointer<ActionInterface>> actionsForTargetView(const ActionInterface::TargetView &target);
 
     QList<ActionInterface* > designerActions() const;
+    ActionInterface *actionByMenuId(const QByteArray &id);
 
     void createDefaultDesignerActions();
     void createDefaultAddResourceHandler();