diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 499ffaeaa..2fb8af4d7 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Fixed
   results being found is shown anymore.
 - Fix :click-element with an ID containing non-alphanumeric characters.
 - Fix crash when a subprocess outputs data which is not decodable as UTF-8.
+- Fix crash when closing a tab immediately after hinting.
 
 Deprecated
 ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
index 0e54ca80e..2df19e6cd 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
     def _click_js(self, _click_target):
         # FIXME:qtwebengine Have a proper API for this
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        settings = self._tab._widget.settings()
+        view = self._tab._widget
         # pylint: enable=protected-access
         attribute = QWebEngineSettings.JavascriptCanOpenWindows
-        could_open_windows = settings.testAttribute(attribute)
-        settings.setAttribute(attribute, True)
+        could_open_windows = view.settings().testAttribute(attribute)
+        view.settings().setAttribute(attribute, True)
 
         # Get QtWebEngine do apply the settings
         # (it does so with a 0ms QTimer...)
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
                            QEventLoop.ExcludeUserInputEvents)
 
         def reset_setting(_arg):
-            settings.setAttribute(attribute, could_open_windows)
+            try:
+                view.settings().setAttribute(attribute, could_open_windows)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                # Happens if this callback gets called during QWebEnginePage
+                # destruction, i.e. if the tab was closed in the meantime.
+                pass
 
         self._js_call('click', callback=reset_setting)