diff --git a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 9092593..3208919 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -1157,7 +1157,9 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::setParentItemHelper(QGraphicsItem *newParent, const Q
             if (q_ptr == fsi || q_ptr->isAncestorOf(fsi)) {
                 parentFocusScopeItem = fsi;
                 p->d_ptr->focusScopeItem = 0;
-                fsi->d_ptr->focusScopeItemChange(false);
+                // Inform the focusScope item about the focusScopeItemChange later when the reparenting is finished.
+                // This is important because any focus changes done from inside the handler could revert the clearing and thus
+                // cause an invalid focusScopeItem pointer when that item is no longer a child of p and deleted.
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -1261,6 +1263,10 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::setParentItemHelper(QGraphicsItem *newParent, const Q
     if (!inDestructor && (transformData || (newParent && newParent->d_ptr->transformData)))
         transformChanged();
 
+    // Now that the reparenting is finished, it's safe to notify the previous focusScopeItem about the changes
+    if (parentFocusScopeItem)
+      parentFocusScopeItem->d_ptr->focusScopeItemChange(false);
+
     // Restore the sub focus chain.
     if (subFocusItem) {
         subFocusItem->d_ptr->setSubFocus(newParent);