diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
index f61e15ddedd..df9ad57a18f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
@@ -648,11 +648,11 @@ void QWindowsWindow::destroyWindow()
 {
     if (QWindowsContext::verboseIntegration || QWindowsContext::verboseWindows)
         qDebug() << __FUNCTION__ << this << window() << m_data.hwnd;
-    if (m_data.hwnd) {
+    if (m_data.hwnd) { // Stop event dispatching before Window is destroyed.
         unregisterDropSite();
+        QWindowsContext::instance()->removeWindow(m_data.hwnd);
         if (m_data.hwnd != GetDesktopWindow())
             DestroyWindow(m_data.hwnd);
-        QWindowsContext::instance()->removeWindow(m_data.hwnd);
         m_data.hwnd = 0;
     }
 }