diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
index 54a9eda1711..d39a2892226 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public:
 public slots:
     void copy();
     void home();
+    void stop();
 
     void forward();
     void backward();
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qtb.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qtb.cpp
index 7420eb92b66..48058a9fce7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qtb.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qtb.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ void HelpViewer::copy()
     QTextBrowser::copy();
 }
 
+void HelpViewer::stop()
+{
+}
+
 void HelpViewer::forward()
 {
     QTextBrowser::forward();
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qwv.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qwv.cpp
index 3e277a441bc..f93536eda8e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qwv.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer_qwv.cpp
@@ -492,6 +492,11 @@ void HelpViewer::copy()
     triggerPageAction(QWebPage::Copy);
 }
 
+void HelpViewer::stop()
+{
+    triggerPageAction(QWebPage::Stop);
+}
+
 void HelpViewer::forward()
 {
     QWebView::forward();
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/openpagesmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/help/openpagesmodel.cpp
index 669645278bc..d7f56bd7bab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/openpagesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/openpagesmodel.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void OpenPagesModel::removePage(int index)
     Q_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < rowCount());
     beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), index, index);
     HelpViewer *page = m_pages.at(index);
+    page->stop();
     m_pages.removeAt(index);
     endRemoveRows();
     page->deleteLater();