diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index 557329e..fbbcf2b 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -1658,6 +1658,17 @@ QWidget::~QWidget()
     if (d->hasGuards)
         QObjectPrivate::clearGuards(this);
 
+    if (d->isSignalConnected(0)) {
+        QT_TRY {
+            emit destroyed(this);
+        } QT_CATCH(...) {
+            // all the signal/slots connections are still in place - if we don't
+            // quit now, we will crash pretty soon.
+            qWarning("Detected an unexpected exception in ~QObject while emitting destroyed().");
+            QT_RETHROW;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (d->declarativeData) {
         QAbstractDeclarativeData::destroyed(d->declarativeData, this);
         d->declarativeData = 0;                 // don't activate again in ~QObject