diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorscene.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorscene.cpp
index 10287437a07a254a02d456af60aabb147ed45223..342bc7ee5dea4f62a55a51010da8816702c06f3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorscene.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorscene.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ FormEditorScene::FormEditorScene(FormEditorWidget *view, FormEditorView *editorV
 
     m_manipulatorLayerItem->setZValue(1.0);
     m_formLayerItem->setZValue(0.0);
-    m_formLayerItem->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemClipsChildrenToShape, true);
+    m_formLayerItem->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemClipsChildrenToShape, false);
     view->setScene(this);
     setItemIndexMethod(QGraphicsScene::NoIndex);