diff --git a/examples/autohide/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/autohide/mainwindow.cpp
index ff9259a..1e9a448 100644
--- a/examples/autohide/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/autohide/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
     TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
     TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    TableDockWidget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, true);
     DockManager->addOverlayDockWidget(CDockWidgetSideTab::SideTabBarArea::Left, TableDockWidget);
     ui->menuView->addAction(TableDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
 
diff --git a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
index fc47706..e471eb0 100644
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
@@ -1049,11 +1049,19 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::closeArea()
 	{
         for (auto DockWidget : openedDockWidgets())
         {
-            if ((DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea)) ||
-					DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling) && !isOverlayed())
+			if ((DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea)) ||
+				DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling))
+			{
+				DockWidget->closeDockWidgetInternal();
+			}
+			else if (DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && isOverlayed())
+			{
                 DockWidget->closeDockWidgetInternal();
+			}
             else
+            {
                 DockWidget->toggleView(false);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DockWidget.cpp b/src/DockWidget.cpp
index ecc2662..9f7f9bf 100644
--- a/src/DockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidget.cpp
@@ -1015,6 +1015,10 @@ bool CDockWidget::closeDockWidgetInternal(bool ForceClose)
 				FloatingWidget->hide();
 			}
 		}
+		if (d->DockArea && d->DockArea->isOverlayed())
+		{
+			d->DockArea->overlayDockContainer()->cleanupAndDelete();
+		}
 		deleteDockWidget();
 		Q_EMIT closed();
 	}