diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.cpp b/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.cpp
index 0123c7f8206..df602dda461 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ FormEditorStack::FormEditorStack(QWidget *parent) :
     setObjectName("FormEditorStack");
 }
 
+FormEditorStack::~FormEditorStack()
+{
+    if (m_designerCore) {
+        if (auto fwm = m_designerCore->formWindowManager()) {
+            disconnect(fwm, &QDesignerFormWindowManagerInterface::activeFormWindowChanged,
+                       this, &FormEditorStack::updateFormWindowSelectionHandles);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void FormEditorStack::add(const EditorData &data)
 {
     if (m_designerCore == 0) { // Initialize first time here
diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.h b/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.h
index bed1de4d2bd..bd82f5cc691 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.h
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/formeditorstack.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class FormEditorStack : public QStackedWidget
 
 public:
     explicit FormEditorStack(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~FormEditorStack() override;
 
     void add(const EditorData &d);