diff --git a/src/widgets/util/qscroller.cpp b/src/widgets/util/qscroller.cpp
index abb203b8cc..1e84237253 100644
--- a/src/widgets/util/qscroller.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/util/qscroller.cpp
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ QScroller::QScroller(QObject *target)
     : d_ptr(new QScrollerPrivate(this, target))
 {
     Q_ASSERT(target); // you can't create a scroller without a target in any normal way
+    setParent(target);
     Q_D(QScroller);
     d->init();
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qscroller/tst_qscroller.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qscroller/tst_qscroller.cpp
index fac13c7074..8bdd4b4783 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qscroller/tst_qscroller.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qscroller/tst_qscroller.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ private slots:
     void scrollTo();
     void scroll();
     void overshoot();
+    void multipleWindows();
 
 private:
     QTouchDevice *m_touchScreen = QTest::createTouchDevice();
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ void tst_QScroller::scrollTo()
 
 void tst_QScroller::scroll()
 {
-#ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
+#if QT_CONFIG(gestures) && QT_CONFIG(scroller)
     // -- good case. normal scroll
     tst_QScrollerWidget *sw = new tst_QScrollerWidget();
     sw->scrollArea = QRectF(0, 0, 1000, 1000);
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ void tst_QScroller::scroll()
 
 void tst_QScroller::overshoot()
 {
-#ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
+#if QT_CONFIG(gestures) && QT_CONFIG(scroller)
     tst_QScrollerWidget *sw = new tst_QScrollerWidget();
     sw->scrollArea = QRectF(0, 0, 1000, 1000);
     QScroller::grabGesture(sw, QScroller::TouchGesture);
@@ -504,6 +505,39 @@ void tst_QScroller::overshoot()
 #endif
 }
 
+void tst_QScroller::multipleWindows()
+{
+#if QT_CONFIG(gestures) && QT_CONFIG(scroller)
+    QScopedPointer<tst_QScrollerWidget> sw1(new tst_QScrollerWidget());
+    sw1->scrollArea = QRectF(0, 0, 1000, 1000);
+    QScroller::grabGesture(sw1.data(), QScroller::TouchGesture);
+    sw1->setGeometry(100, 100, 400, 300);
+    QScroller *s1 = QScroller::scroller(sw1.data());
+    kineticScroll(sw1.data(), QPointF(500, 500), QPoint(0, 0), QPoint(100, 100), QPoint(200, 200));
+    // now we should be scrolling
+    QTRY_COMPARE( s1->state(), QScroller::Scrolling );
+
+    // That was fun! Do it again!
+    QScopedPointer<tst_QScrollerWidget> sw2(new tst_QScrollerWidget());
+    sw2->scrollArea = QRectF(0, 0, 1000, 1000);
+    QScroller::grabGesture(sw2.data(), QScroller::TouchGesture);
+    sw2->setGeometry(100, 100, 400, 300);
+    QScroller *s2 = QScroller::scroller(sw2.data());
+    kineticScroll(sw2.data(), QPointF(500, 500), QPoint(0, 0), QPoint(100, 100), QPoint(200, 200));
+    // now we should be scrolling
+    QTRY_COMPARE( s2->state(), QScroller::Scrolling );
+
+    // wait for both to stop
+    QTRY_VERIFY(s1->state() != QScroller::Scrolling);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(s2->state() != QScroller::Scrolling);
+
+    sw1.reset(); // destroy one window
+    sw2->reset(); // reset the other scroller's internal state
+    // make sure we can still scroll the remaining one without crashing (QTBUG-71232)
+    kineticScroll(sw2.data(), QPointF(500, 500), QPoint(0, 0), QPoint(100, 100), QPoint(200, 200));
+#endif
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QScroller)
 
 #include "tst_qscroller.moc"