diff --git a/src/Controller.h b/src/Controller.h
index 57729fe8..24468863 100644
--- a/src/Controller.h
+++ b/src/Controller.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public:
     bool inDtor() const;
 
 private:
+    void setParent(QObject *) = delete;
     View *m_view = nullptr;
     bool m_inDtor = false;
     const Type m_type;
diff --git a/src/controllers/DockWidget.cpp b/src/controllers/DockWidget.cpp
index 67daf13e..53adb8a7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/DockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/DockWidget.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void DockWidget::addDockWidgetAsTab(DockWidget *other, InitialOption option)
         }
     }
 
-    other->setParent(nullptr);
+    other->view()->setParent(nullptr);
     frame->addWidget(other, option);
 }
 
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ QStringList DockWidget::affinities() const
 
 void DockWidget::show()
 {
+    // TODOv2: show wont be called. move to view instead.
     if (view()->isRootView() && (d->m_lastPosition->wasFloating() || !d->m_lastPosition->isValid())) {
         // Create the FloatingWindow already, instead of waiting for the show event.
         // This reduces flickering on some platforms
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ void DockWidget::Private::close()
 
     // Do some cleaning. Widget is hidden, but we must hide the tab containing it.
     if (Controllers::Frame *frame = this->frame()) {
-        q->setParent(nullptr);
+        q->QObject::setParent(nullptr);
         q->view()->setParent(nullptr);
         frame->removeWidget(q);
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/MainWindow.cpp b/src/controllers/MainWindow.cpp
index 12a4ae34..8675eb71 100644
--- a/src/controllers/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void MainWindow::clearSideBarOverlay(bool deleteFrame)
     frame->unoverlay();
 
     if (deleteFrame) {
-        d->m_overlayedDockWidget->setParent(nullptr);
+        d->m_overlayedDockWidget->QObject::setParent(nullptr);
         d->m_overlayedDockWidget->view()->setParent(nullptr);
         Q_EMIT d->m_overlayedDockWidget->isOverlayedChanged(false);
         d->m_overlayedDockWidget = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/qtquick/views/Frame_qtquick.cpp b/src/qtquick/views/Frame_qtquick.cpp
index 7ad03fb5..14cd2544 100644
--- a/src/qtquick/views/Frame_qtquick.cpp
+++ b/src/qtquick/views/Frame_qtquick.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ void Frame_qtquick::insertDockWidget_impl(Controllers::DockWidget *dw, int index
 {
     QPointer<Controllers::Frame> oldFrame = dw->d->frame();
     if (stackView()->insertDockWidget(index, dw, {}, {})) {
-        dw->setParent(m_stackLayout);
+
+        asView_qtquick(dw->view())->setParent(m_stackLayout);
 
         QMetaObject::Connection conn = connect(dw, &Controllers::DockWidget::parentChanged, this, [dw, this] {
             if (dw->parent() != m_stackLayout)