diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/webinspector.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/webinspector.cpp
index cbc9f86c6..563b5e7df 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/webinspector.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/webinspector.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ QList<QWebEngineView*> WebInspector::s_views;
 WebInspector::WebInspector(QWidget *parent)
     : QWebEngineView(parent)
 {
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     setObjectName(QSL("web-inspector"));
     setMinimumHeight(80);