Qml ListView highlight component cannot access ListView scope (ReferenceError)

import QtQuick 1.1
 
Column {
  width: 300
  height: 300
 
  Reel {
    id: reelInstance // setting some local id here
  }
}

import QtQuick 1.1
 
ListView {
  id: reel
  width: 100
  height: 100
 
  property string someProperty: "Bla!"
 
  highlight: Text {
    // results in "ReferenceError: Can't find variable: reel"
    text: ">>> " + reel.someProperty
  }
 
  delegate: Text {
    // interestingly: this works as expected
    text: "M " + reel.someProperty + " - " + modelData
  }
 
  model: 10
}