diff --git a/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp b/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
index 237cc28e..bd0aa883 100644
--- a/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
+++ b/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void Item::insertItem(Item *item, Location loc, DefaultSizeMode defaultSizeMode,
 
     if (m_parent->hasOrientationFor(loc)) {
         const bool locIsSide1 = locationIsSide1(loc);
-        int indexInParent = m_parent->indexOfVisibleChild(this);
+        int indexInParent = m_parent->childItems().indexOf(this);
         if (!locIsSide1)
             indexInParent++;
 
@@ -1015,6 +1015,11 @@ int ItemContainer::indexOfVisibleChild(const Item *item) const
     return items.indexOf(const_cast<Item*>(item));
 }
 
+const Item::List ItemContainer::childItems() const
+{
+    return m_children;
+}
+
 void ItemContainer::removeItem(Item *item, bool hardRemove)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!item->isRoot());
diff --git a/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h b/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
index a55cff14..d774e195 100644
--- a/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
+++ b/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ public:
     bool hasChildren() const;
     bool hasVisibleChildren(bool excludeBeingInserted = false) const;
     int indexOfVisibleChild(const Item *) const;
+    const List childItems() const;
+
     void removeItem(Item *, bool hardRemove = true);
     bool isEmpty() const;
     void setGeometry_recursive(QRect rect) override;