diff --git a/src/DockWidgetBase.h b/src/DockWidgetBase.h
index 9f3e0093..fe7a8c9f 100644
--- a/src/DockWidgetBase.h
+++ b/src/DockWidgetBase.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
      * call setWidget(A) followed by setWidget(B) then A will have to be deleted by you, while B is
      * owned by the dock widget.
      */
-    void setWidget(QWidgetOrQuick *widget);
+    virtual void setWidget(QWidgetOrQuick *widget);
 
     /**
      * @brief returns the widget which this dock widget hosts
diff --git a/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.cpp b/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
index ca15ddac..543741cd 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
+++ b/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(const QString &qmlFilename)
     auto adapter = new QWidgetAdapter(this);
     guest->setParentItem(adapter);
     guest->setParent(adapter);
-    QWidgetAdapter::makeItemFillParent(adapter);
 
-    DockWidgetBase::setWidget(adapter);
+    setWidget(adapter);
+}
+
+void DockWidgetQuick::setWidget(QWidgetOrQuick *widget)
+{
+    widget->QWidgetAdapter::setParent(this);
+    QWidgetAdapter::makeItemFillParent(widget);
+    DockWidgetBase::setWidget(widget);
 }
 
 bool DockWidgetQuick::event(QEvent *e)
diff --git a/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.h b/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.h
index aa4ffb0c..200b7c47 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.h
+++ b/src/private/quick/DockWidgetQuick.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public:
     /// Similar to DockWidgetBase::setWidget(QQuickItem*)
     void setWidget(const QString &qmlFilename);
 
+    /// @reimp
+    void setWidget(QWidgetOrQuick *widget) override;
+
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent *e) override;
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.cpp b/tests/utils.cpp
index a67f7c76..fb3c2505 100644
--- a/tests/utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/utils.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ DockWidgetBase *KDDockWidgets::Tests::createDockWidget(const QString &name, QWid
     w->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     auto dock = new DockWidgetType(name, options);
     dock->setAffinityName(affinityName);
-    dock->DockWidgetBase::setWidget(w);
+    dock->setWidget(w);
     dock->setObjectName(name);
     dock->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 400, 400));
     if (show) {