diff --git a/src/SideTabBar.cpp b/src/SideTabBar.cpp
index 610e40b..3089983 100644
--- a/src/SideTabBar.cpp
+++ b/src/SideTabBar.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ CSideTabBar::CSideTabBar(CDockContainerWidget* parent, SideBarLocation area) :
 //============================================================================
 CSideTabBar::~CSideTabBar() 
 {
+	// The SideTabeBar is not the owner of the tabs and to prevent deletion
+	// we set the parent here to nullptr to remove it from the children
+	auto Tabs = findChildren<CDockWidgetSideTab*>(QString(), Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly);
+	for (auto Tab : Tabs)
+	{
+		Tab->setParent(nullptr);
+	}
 	delete d;
 }