diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 8dcd58a51a..0eb53df443 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QGenericPluginFactory>
 #include <QtGui/qstylehints.h>
 #include <QtGui/qinputpanel.h>
+#include <QtGui/qpixmapcache.h>
 #include <QtGui/qplatformtheme_qpa.h>
 #include <QtGui/qplatforminputcontext_qpa.h>
 #include <private/qplatforminputcontext_qpa_p.h>
@@ -892,6 +893,8 @@ QGuiApplicationPrivate::~QGuiApplicationPrivate()
 
     qt_cleanupFontDatabase();
 
+    QPixmapCache::clear();
+
     delete  platform_theme;
     delete platform_integration;
     platform_integration = 0;