diff -r 7516d6d86cf5 -r ed14f46c0e55 src/hbwidgets/itemviews/hblistmodel_p.cpp
--- a/src/hbwidgets/itemviews/hblistmodel_p.cpp	Mon Oct 04 17:49:30 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbwidgets/itemviews/hblistmodel_p.cpp	Mon Oct 18 18:23:13 2010 +0300
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@
 
 void HbListModel::insert(int row, HbListWidgetItem *item)
 {
-    item->d->mModel = this;
     //Do not accept duplicate inserts.
     //Occurs e.g if user of HbListWidgetitem creates HbListWidgetItem and gives a parent
     //(HbListWidget) but still calls HbListWidget::addItem()
     if (!item || items.contains(item) )
         return;
 
+    item->d->mModel = this;
+
     if (row < 0)
         row = 0;
     else if (row > items.count())