diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 9bf9bcc69..40c18915f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
         # self.search = AbstractSearch(parent=self)
         # self.printing = AbstractPrinting()
         self.data = TabData()
-        self._layout = None
+        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(self)
         self._widget = None
         self._progress = 0
         self._has_ssl_errors = False
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
 
     def _set_widget(self, widget):
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(widget, self)
         self._widget = widget
+        self._layout.wrap(self, widget)
         self.history._history = widget.history()
         self.scroller._init_widget(widget)
         self.caret._widget = widget
@@ -493,8 +493,6 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
         self.search._widget = widget
         self.printing._widget = widget
         widget.mouse_wheel_zoom.connect(self.zoom._on_mouse_wheel_zoom)
-        widget.setParent(self)
-        self.setFocusProxy(widget)
 
     def _set_load_status(self, val):
         """Setter for load_status."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/inspector.py b/qutebrowser/browser/inspector.py
index b3e3e0a74..ed2e4ecd1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/inspector.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/inspector.py
@@ -59,14 +59,12 @@ class AbstractWebInspector(QWebInspector):
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self._widget = None
-        self._layout = None
+        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(self)
         self._load_state_geometry()
 
     def _set_widget(self, widget):
         self._widget = widget
-        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(self._widget, self)
-        self.setFocusProxy(self._widget)
-        self._widget.setParent(self)
+        self._layout.wrap(self, widget)
 
     def _load_state_geometry(self):
         """Load the geometry from the state file."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
index 2ad184193..63a5718c6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
     easily be accidentally accessed.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, widget, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
-        self._widget = widget
+        self._widget = None
 
     def addItem(self, _widget):
         raise AssertionError("Should never be called!")
@@ -254,3 +254,9 @@ class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
 
     def setGeometry(self, rect):
         self._widget.setGeometry(rect)
+
+    def wrap(self, container, widget):
+        """Wrap the given widget in the given container."""
+        self._widget = widget
+        container.setFocusProxy(widget)
+        widget.setParent(container)
diff --git a/tests/helpers/stubs.py b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
index 5027f301b..7cb15c1c6 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/stubs.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QPoint, QProcess, QObject
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import (QNetworkRequest, QAbstractNetworkCache,
                              QNetworkCacheMetaData)
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QCommonStyle, QLineEdit
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QCommonStyle, QLineEdit, QWidget
 
 from qutebrowser.browser import browsertab
 from qutebrowser.browser.webkit import history
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ class FakeWebTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
         self._url = url
         self._progress = progress
         self.scroller = FakeWebTabScroller(self, scroll_pos_perc)
+        wrapped = QWidget()
+        self._layout.wrap(self, wrapped)
 
     def url(self):
         return self._url
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/test_tab.py b/tests/unit/browser/test_tab.py
index ce882fcda..0bc240b45 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/test_tab.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/test_tab.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def tab(request, default_config, qtbot, tab_registry, cookiejar_and_cache):
 def test_tab(qtbot, view, config_stub, tab_registry):
     tab_w = browsertab.AbstractTab(win_id=0)
     qtbot.add_widget(tab_w)
-    tab_w.show()
 
     assert tab_w.win_id == 0
     assert tab_w._widget is None
@@ -118,6 +117,9 @@ def test_tab(qtbot, view, config_stub, tab_registry):
     assert tab_w.history._history is view.history()
     assert view.parent() is tab_w
 
+    tab_w.show()
+    qtbot.waitForWindowShown(tab_w)
+
 
 class TestJs:
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
index 8e92176f9..728731971 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
@@ -89,8 +89,14 @@ class TestWrapperLayout:
         parent = QWidget()
         qtbot.add_widget(wrapped)
         qtbot.add_widget(parent)
-        miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(wrapped, parent)
+        layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(parent)
+        layout.wrap(parent, wrapped)
+        parent.wrapped = wrapped
         return parent
 
     def test_size_hint(self, container):
         assert container.sizeHint() == QSize(23, 42)
+
+    def test_wrapped(self, container):
+        assert container.wrapped.parent() is container
+        assert container.focusProxy() is container.wrapped