diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
index 87ef521d8..743113618 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ TabbedWebView::TabbedWebView(WebTab* webTab)
     connect(this, SIGNAL(urlChanged(QUrl)), this, SLOT(urlChanged(QUrl)));
 }
 
-void TabbedWebView::setWebPage(WebPage* page)
+void TabbedWebView::setPage(WebPage* page)
 {
-    page->setParent(this);
-    setPage(page);
+    WebView::setPage(page);
 
     connect(page, &WebPage::linkHovered, this, &TabbedWebView::linkHovered);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.h b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.h
index b30f1b115..0739e8e3a 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.h
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* ============================================================
 * Falkon - Qt web browser
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2015  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2018 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class FALKON_EXPORT TabbedWebView : public WebView
 public:
     explicit TabbedWebView(WebTab* webTab);
 
-    void setWebPage(WebPage* page);
+    void setPage(WebPage* page);
 
     // BrowserWindow can be null!
     BrowserWindow* browserWindow() const;
diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
index 7b3ec7c1d..f61f8aa68 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ WebTab::WebTab(BrowserWindow* window)
 
     m_webView = new TabbedWebView(this);
     m_webView->setBrowserWindow(m_window);
-    m_webView->setWebPage(new WebPage);
+    m_webView->setPage(new WebPage);
     m_webView->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
     m_locationBar = new LocationBar(m_window);