diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.cpp
index ebd4ae44c08..7a553000b23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ HelpViewer::HelpViewer(QWidget *parent)
 {
 }
 
+HelpViewer::~HelpViewer()
+{
+    restoreOverrideCursor();
+}
+
 void HelpViewer::setActionVisible(Action action, bool visible)
 {
     if (visible)
@@ -156,16 +161,25 @@ void HelpViewer::home()
 
 void HelpViewer::slotLoadStarted()
 {
+    ++m_loadOverrideStack;
     QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
 }
 
 void HelpViewer::slotLoadFinished()
 {
-    QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+    restoreOverrideCursor();
     emit sourceChanged(source());
     emit loadFinished();
 }
 
+void HelpViewer::restoreOverrideCursor()
+{
+    while (m_loadOverrideStack > 0) {
+        --m_loadOverrideStack;
+        QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+    }
+}
+
 bool HelpViewer::handleForwardBackwardMouseButtons(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     if (event->button() == Qt::XButton1) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
index 488bb0bc5e2..c98e8dbbfb4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Actions, Action)
 
     explicit HelpViewer(QWidget *parent = 0);
-    ~HelpViewer() { }
+    ~HelpViewer();
 
     virtual QFont viewerFont() const = 0;
     virtual void setViewerFont(const QFont &font) = 0;
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ protected:
     void slotLoadStarted();
     void slotLoadFinished();
 
+    void restoreOverrideCursor();
+
     Actions m_visibleActions = 0;
+    int m_loadOverrideStack = 0;
 };
 
 }   // namespace Internal