diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
index e93737bf0..e5d5b1708 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(tabwidget.TabWidget):
             # We can get signals for tabs we already deleted...
             log.webview.debug("Got invalid tab {}!".format(tab))
             return
+        self.setTabIcon(idx, QIcon())
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def on_cur_load_started(self):