diff --git a/kreversiview.cpp b/kreversiview.cpp
index cb427934a7f24cb57f38a83d3b61bc52ef2cb55b..e18d2ea5e509e89a46291fe272fc5419c1f651bf 100644
--- a/kreversiview.cpp
+++ b/kreversiview.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ void KReversiView::setAnimationSpeed(int speed)
                               Q_ARG(QVariant, value));
 }
 
+KReversiView::~KReversiView()
+{
+    setGame(0);
+}
+
 void KReversiView::updateBoard()
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
diff --git a/kreversiview.h b/kreversiview.h
index fadca82eaac4d75406dc47d68a9cafecfe86b3a0..5154c3a87d0d8cc2249871dd89e5b993ef29fae6 100644
--- a/kreversiview.h
+++ b/kreversiview.h
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ public:
      */
     void setAnimationSpeed(int speed);
 
+    /**
+     *  Destructor used to delete game object owned by class
+     */
+    ~KReversiView();
 public slots:
     /**
      *  Triggered on user click on board, connected to QML signal