diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 142e0c095d0..0e8abe76ce5 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Qt::KeyboardModifiers QGuiApplicationPrivate::modifier_buttons = Qt::NoModifier;
 
 QPointF QGuiApplicationPrivate::lastCursorPosition(qInf(), qInf());
 
-QWindow *QGuiApplicationPrivate::currentMouseWindow = 0;
+QPointer<QWindow> QGuiApplicationPrivate::currentMouseWindow;
 
 QString QGuiApplicationPrivate::styleOverride;
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int QGuiApplicationPrivate::mousePressY = 0;
 static int mouseDoubleClickDistance = -1;
 static int touchDoubleTapDistance = -1;
 
-QWindow *QGuiApplicationPrivate::currentMousePressWindow = 0;
+QPointer<QWindow> QGuiApplicationPrivate::currentMousePressWindow;
 
 static Qt::LayoutDirection layout_direction = Qt::LayoutDirectionAuto;
 static bool force_reverse = false;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ QClipboard *QGuiApplicationPrivate::qt_clipboard = 0;
 QList<QScreen *> QGuiApplicationPrivate::screen_list;
 
 QWindowList QGuiApplicationPrivate::window_list;
-QWindow *QGuiApplicationPrivate::focus_window = 0;
+QPointer<QWindow> QGuiApplicationPrivate::focus_window;
 
 static QBasicMutex applicationFontMutex;
 QFont *QGuiApplicationPrivate::app_font = 0;
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
index 482d45e5c3b..217b62725cd 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ public:
     static int mousePressX;
     static int mousePressY;
     static QPointF lastCursorPosition;
-    static QWindow *currentMouseWindow;
-    static QWindow *currentMousePressWindow;
+    static QPointer<QWindow> currentMouseWindow;
+    static QPointer<QWindow> currentMousePressWindow;
     static Qt::ApplicationState applicationState;
     static bool highDpiScalingUpdated;
     static QPointer<QWindow> currentDragWindow;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public:
     static QPalette *app_pal;
 
     static QWindowList window_list;
-    static QWindow *focus_window;
+    static QPointer<QWindow> focus_window;
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_CURSOR
     QList<QCursor> cursor_list;