diff --git a/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.cpp b/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.cpp
index 45913e5..c6bfecb 100644
--- a/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.cpp
+++ b/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.cpp
@@ -537,6 +537,10 @@ void QWebSocketPrivate::makeConnections(const QTcpSocket *pTcpSocket)
         QObject::connect(pTcpSocket, &QAbstractSocket::aboutToClose, q, &QWebSocket::aboutToClose);
         QObject::connect(pTcpSocket, &QAbstractSocket::bytesWritten, q, &QWebSocket::bytesWritten);
 
+
+        QObjectPrivate::connect(pTcpSocket, &QObject::destroyed,
+                                this, &QWebSocketPrivate::socketDestroyed);
+
         //catch signals
         QObjectPrivate::connect(pTcpSocket, &QAbstractSocket::stateChanged, this,
                                 &QWebSocketPrivate::processStateChanged);
@@ -1043,6 +1047,13 @@ void QWebSocketPrivate::processStateChanged(QAbstractSocket::SocketState socketS
     }
 }
 
+void QWebSocketPrivate::socketDestroyed(QObject *socket)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(m_pSocket);
+    if (m_pSocket.data() == socket)
+        m_pSocket.take();
+}
+
 /*!
  \internal
  */
diff --git a/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.h b/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.h
index f13e08d..85d3f49 100644
--- a/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.h
+++ b/src/websockets/qwebsocket_p.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ private:
     void setSocketState(QAbstractSocket::SocketState state);
     void setErrorString(const QString &errorString);
 
+    void socketDestroyed(QObject *socket);
+
     void processData();
     void processPing(const QByteArray &data);
     void processPong(const QByteArray &data);