diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
index 67003321d..f24df6d88 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
         space.setContext(Qt.WidgetWithChildrenShortcut)
         space.activated.connect(self.space_scroll)
         self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        self.tabCloseRequested.connect(lambda idx:
+                                       self.widget(idx).deleteLater())
 
     def tabopen(self, url):
         """Open a new tab with a given url.
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
                 # FIXME maybe we actually should store the webview objects here
                 self._url_stack.append(tab.url())
                 self.removeTab(idx)
+                # Mark the QWebView to be deleted later in the main Qt loop.
+                tab.deleteLater()
         else:
             # FIXME
             pass