diff --git a/src/DockWidgetQuick.cpp b/src/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
index 8349b0cd..132caa59 100644
--- a/src/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(const QString &qmlFilename)
     if (!guest)
         return;
 
-    auto adapter = new QWidgetAdapter(this);
-    guest->setParentItem(adapter);
-    guest->setParent(adapter);
-
-    setWidget(adapter);
+    setWidget(guest);
 }
 
 void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(QWidgetAdapter *widget)
@@ -75,6 +71,15 @@ void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(QWidgetAdapter *widget)
     DockWidgetBase::setWidget(widget);
 }
 
+void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(QQuickItem *guest)
+{
+    auto adapter = new QWidgetAdapter(this);
+    guest->setParentItem(adapter);
+    guest->setParent(adapter);
+
+    setWidget(adapter);
+}
+
 bool DockWidgetQuick::event(QEvent *e)
 {
     if (e->type() == QEvent::ParentChange) {
diff --git a/src/DockWidgetQuick.h b/src/DockWidgetQuick.h
index c3b17ff5..e08544a3 100644
--- a/src/DockWidgetQuick.h
+++ b/src/DockWidgetQuick.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
     /// @reimp
     void setWidget(QWidgetAdapter *widget) override;
 
+    /// @reimp
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setWidget(QQuickItem *widget);
+
     /// @reimp
     QSize minimumSize() const override;