diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index cd3af8598dd..ea8c0be35e9 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -2125,6 +2125,11 @@ void QWindowPrivate::destroy()
     resizeEventPending = true;
     receivedExpose = false;
     exposed = false;
+
+    // Position set via setFramePosition will have propagated back to
+    // our geometry member as client geometry, so when creating the
+    // window again we need to ensure the policy matches that.
+    positionPolicy = QWindowPrivate::WindowFrameExclusive;
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
index 23f99dad5f9..bf214cead5c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ private slots:
     void positioning();
     void framePositioning();
     void framePositioning_data();
+    void framePositioningStableAfterDestroy();
     void positioningDuringMinimized();
     void childWindowPositioning_data();
     void childWindowPositioning();
@@ -666,6 +667,23 @@ void tst_QWindow::framePositioning()
     QTRY_COMPARE(screenCenterAdjusted, window.position());
 }
 
+void tst_QWindow::framePositioningStableAfterDestroy()
+{
+    QWindow window;
+    window.setFramePosition(QPoint(100, 100));
+    window.show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&window));
+
+    const QPoint stablePosition = window.position();
+    const QPoint stableFramePosition = window.framePosition();
+
+    window.destroy();
+    window.show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&window));
+    QCOMPARE(window.position(), stablePosition);
+    QCOMPARE(window.framePosition(), stableFramePosition);
+}
+
 void tst_QWindow::positioningDuringMinimized()
 {
     // QTBUG-39544, setting a geometry in minimized state should work as well.