diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 00bea8fe..9ef3f921 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pyqtgraph-0.9.9  [unreleased]
     - Fixed MeshData exception caused when vertexes have no matching faces
     - Fixed GLViewWidget exception handler
     - Fixed unicode support in Dock
+    - Fixed PySide crash caused by emitting signal from GraphicsObject.itemChange
 
 
 pyqtgraph-0.9.8  2013-11-24
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2be3fdd..cb79c995 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Contributors
   * Mattias Põldaru
   * Thomas S.
   * Mikhail Terekhov
+  * fabioz
 
 Requirements
 ------------
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsObject.py b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsObject.py
index 1ea9a08b..015a78c6 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsObject.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsObject.py
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ class GraphicsObject(GraphicsItem, QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
         ret = QtGui.QGraphicsObject.itemChange(self, change, value)
         if change in [self.ItemParentHasChanged, self.ItemSceneHasChanged]:
             self.parentChanged()
-        if self.__inform_view_on_changes and change in [self.ItemPositionHasChanged, self.ItemTransformHasChanged]:
-            self.informViewBoundsChanged()
+        try:
+            inform_view_on_change = self.__inform_view_on_changes
+        except AttributeError:
+            # It's possible that the attribute was already collected when the itemChange happened
+            # (if it was triggered during the gc of the object).
+            pass
+        else:
+            if inform_view_on_change and change in [self.ItemPositionHasChanged, self.ItemTransformHasChanged]:
+                self.informViewBoundsChanged()
             
         ## workaround for pyqt bug:
         ## http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2012-August/031818.html
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
index 6bff9c65..58b2aeba 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
@@ -13,20 +13,54 @@ from ... import getConfigOption
 
 __all__ = ['ViewBox']
 
+class WeakList(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._items = []
+
+    def append(self, obj):
+        #Add backwards to iterate backwards (to make iterating more efficient on removal).
+        self._items.insert(0, weakref.ref(obj))
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        i = len(self._items)-1
+        while i >= 0:
+            ref = self._items[i]
+            d = ref()
+            if d is None:
+                del self._items[i]
+            else:
+                yield d
+            i -= 1
 
 class ChildGroup(ItemGroup):
     
-    sigItemsChanged = QtCore.Signal()
     def __init__(self, parent):
         ItemGroup.__init__(self, parent)
+        
+        # Used as callback to inform ViewBox when items are added/removed from 
+        # the group. 
+        # Note 1: We would prefer to override itemChange directly on the 
+        #         ViewBox, but this causes crashes on PySide.
+        # Note 2: We might also like to use a signal rather than this callback
+        #         mechanism, but this causes a different PySide crash.        
+        self.itemsChangedListeners = WeakList()
+ 
         # excempt from telling view when transform changes
         self._GraphicsObject__inform_view_on_change = False
     
     def itemChange(self, change, value):
         ret = ItemGroup.itemChange(self, change, value)
         if change == self.ItemChildAddedChange or change == self.ItemChildRemovedChange:
-            self.sigItemsChanged.emit()
-        
+            try:
+                itemsChangedListeners = self.itemsChangedListeners
+            except AttributeError:
+                # It's possible that the attribute was already collected when the itemChange happened
+                # (if it was triggered during the gc of the object).
+                pass
+            else:
+                for listener in itemsChangedListeners:
+                    listener.itemsChanged()
         return ret
 
 
@@ -140,7 +174,7 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
         ## this is a workaround for a Qt + OpenGL bug that causes improper clipping
         ## https://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG-23723
         self.childGroup = ChildGroup(self)
-        self.childGroup.sigItemsChanged.connect(self.itemsChanged)
+        self.childGroup.itemsChangedListeners.append(self)
         
         self.background = QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(self.rect())
         self.background.setParentItem(self)
@@ -1187,7 +1221,8 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
                 y = tr.y() if mask[1] == 1 else None
                 
                 self._resetTarget()
-                self.translateBy(x=x, y=y)
+                if x is not None or y is not None:
+                    self.translateBy(x=x, y=y)
                 self.sigRangeChangedManually.emit(self.state['mouseEnabled'])
         elif ev.button() & QtCore.Qt.RightButton:
             #print "vb.rightDrag"