import QtQuick 2.0 Rectangle { id: wrapper width: 240 height: 320 Rectangle { id: myRect color: "red" width: 50; height: 50 x: 100; y: 100 MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent onClicked: if (wrapper.state == "state1") wrapper.state = ""; else wrapper.state = "state1"; } } states: State { name: "state1" PropertyChanges { target: myRect; border.color: "blue" } } transitions: Transition { ColorAnimation { properties: "border.color"; duration: 1000 } } }