diff --git a/packages/editor/src/AppModel/AppModel.ts b/packages/editor/src/AppModel/AppModel.ts
index d7a9c86f..d630edf7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/AppModel/AppModel.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/AppModel/AppModel.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   ComponentType,
   IAppModel,
   IComponentModel,
+  ModuleId,
   SlotName,
 } from './IAppModel';
 import { genComponent } from './utils';
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ export class AppModel implements IAppModel {
     return Object.values(this.componentMap);
   }
 
+  get moduleIds(): ModuleId[] {
+    return this.allComponents.filter(c => c.type === 'core/v1/moduleContainer').map(c => c.properties.rawValue.id);
+  }
+
   toSchema(): ComponentSchema[] {
     this.schema = this.allComponents.map(c => {
       return c.toSchema();
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/AppModel/IAppModel.ts b/packages/editor/src/AppModel/IAppModel.ts
index 04d43789..b4a83e44 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/AppModel/IAppModel.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/AppModel/IAppModel.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type EventName = string & {
 export interface IAppModel {
   topComponents: IComponentModel[];
   // modules: IModuleModel[];
+  moduleIds: ModuleId[];
   // generated by traverse the tree. Component will be overwritten if its id is duplicated.
   allComponents: IComponentModel[];
   // all components, including orphan component
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/validator/rules/PropertiesRules.ts b/packages/editor/src/validator/rules/PropertiesRules.ts
index bc8c7328..3d1e36a8 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/validator/rules/PropertiesRules.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/validator/rules/PropertiesRules.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { get, has } from 'lodash-es';
-import { ComponentId } from '../../AppModel/IAppModel';
+import { ComponentId, ModuleId } from '../../AppModel/IAppModel';
 import {
   PropertiesValidatorRule,
   PropertiesValidateContext,
@@ -97,8 +97,11 @@ class ExpressionValidatorRule implements PropertiesValidatorRule {
               break;
             }
           }
+        } else if (appModel.moduleIds.includes(id as ModuleId)) {
+          // case 3: id is a module
+          // TODO: check module stateMap
         } else {
-          // case 3: id doesn't exist
+          // case 4: id doesn't exist
           results.push({
             message: `Cannot find '${id}' in store or window.`,
             componentId: component.id,