diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index fa8c5d7801..3746acb171 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -1740,6 +1740,10 @@ CvWindow::CvWindow(QString name, int arg2)
     show();
 }
 
+CvWindow::~CvWindow()
+{
+    delete myView;
+}
 
 void CvWindow::setMouseCallBack(CvMouseCallback callback, void* param)
 {
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
index 1224ba9d32..2e72aee9b3 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ class CvWindow : public CvWinModel
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     CvWindow(QString arg2, int flag = CV_WINDOW_NORMAL);
+    ~CvWindow();
 
     void setMouseCallBack(CvMouseCallback m, void* param);