import QtQuick 2.0 // Has a self reference in selfRef, and a reference to propertyVarOwnership.4.qml in creatorRef Item { id: root property var creatorRef property var selfRef property var object property int dummy: 10 property bool test: false Component.onCompleted: { selfRef = root; var c = Qt.createComponent("propertyVarOwnership.4.type2.qml"); object = c.createObject(); object.creatorRef = root; test = true; } }