1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickpathview_p_p.h b/src/quick/items/qquickpathview_p_p.h
index 61c0b2ce62..65df3b6be1 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickpathview_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickpathview_p_p.h
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public:
     }
 
     QQuickItem *getItem(int modelIndex, qreal z = 0, bool async=false);
+    void releaseCurrentItem()
+    {
+        auto oldCurrentItem = std::exchange(currentItem, nullptr);
+        releaseItem(oldCurrentItem);
+    }
     void releaseItem(QQuickItem *item);
     QQuickPathViewAttached *attached(QQuickItem *item);
     QQmlOpenMetaObjectType *attachedType();