3 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext.cpp
index 5dd3278b4c..3dcfa92416 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ QQmlContextData::QQmlContextData()
 QQmlContextData::QQmlContextData(QQmlContext *ctxt)
     : engine(nullptr), isInternal(false), isJSContext(false),
       isPragmaLibraryContext(false), unresolvedNames(false), hasEmittedDestruction(false), isRootObjectInCreation(false),
-      publicContext(ctxt), incubator(nullptr), componentObjectIndex(-1),
+      stronglyReferencedByParent(false), publicContext(ctxt), incubator(nullptr), componentObjectIndex(-1),
       contextObject(nullptr), nextChild(nullptr), prevChild(nullptr),
       expressions(nullptr), contextObjects(nullptr), idValues(nullptr), idValueCount(0),
       componentAttached(nullptr)
@@ -577,7 +577,10 @@ void QQmlContextData::invalidate()
 
     while (childContexts) {
         Q_ASSERT(childContexts != this);
-        childContexts->invalidate();
+        if (childContexts->stronglyReferencedByParent && !--childContexts->refCount)
+            childContexts->destroy();
+        else
+            childContexts->invalidate();
     }
 
     if (prevChild) {
@@ -672,12 +675,16 @@ void QQmlContextData::destroy()
     delete this;
 }
 
-void QQmlContextData::setParent(QQmlContextData *p)
+void QQmlContextData::setParent(QQmlContextData *p, bool stronglyReferencedByParent)
 {
     if (p == parent)
         return;
     if (p) {
+        Q_ASSERT(!parent);
         parent = p;
+        this->stronglyReferencedByParent = stronglyReferencedByParent;
+        if (stronglyReferencedByParent)
+            ++refCount; // balanced in QQmlContextData::invalidate()
         engine = p->engine;
         nextChild = p->childContexts;
         if (nextChild) nextChild->prevChild = &nextChild;
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext_p.h
index 5dfee48848..290b7fc7ee 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontext_p.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
     QQmlContextData *parent = nullptr;
     QQmlEngine *engine;
 
-    void setParent(QQmlContextData *);
+    void setParent(QQmlContextData *, bool stronglyReferencedByParent = false);
     void refreshExpressions();
 
     void addObject(QObject *);
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ public:
     quint32 unresolvedNames:1; // True if expressions in this context failed to resolve a toplevel name
     quint32 hasEmittedDestruction:1;
     quint32 isRootObjectInCreation:1;
-    quint32 dummy:26;
+    quint32 stronglyReferencedByParent:1;
+    quint32 dummy:25;
     QQmlContext *publicContext;
 
     // The incubator that is constructing this context if any
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp b/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
index 26c20d043f..eb02e8045a 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ QObject *QQmlDelegateModelPrivate::object(Compositor::Group group, int index, QQ
             if (QQmlAdaptorModelProxyInterface *proxy
                     = qobject_cast<QQmlAdaptorModelProxyInterface *>(cacheItem)) {
                 ctxt = new QQmlContextData;
-                ctxt->setParent(cacheItem->contextData);
+                ctxt->setParent(cacheItem->contextData, /*stronglyReferencedByParent*/true);
                 ctxt->contextObject = proxy->proxiedObject();
             }
         }