diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
index 71265689e924b9393a831deaa0f8a61c2419a44c..a1a89d2f182a39a46d37928e2c04553939332056 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ void QQuickText::itemChange(ItemChange change, const ItemChangeData &value)
         d->implicitHeightValid = false;
         d->updateLayout();
     }
+    QQuickItem::itemChange(change, value);
 }
 
 /*!