diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCharacter.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCharacter.cpp
index 8957ab3a90..d142f7dcdf 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCharacter.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCharacter.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void GuiCharacterDialog::change_adaptor()
 void GuiCharacterDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	slotClose();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCitation.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCitation.cpp
index cbb72edabb..6838530e36 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCitation.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiCitation.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void GuiCitationDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	clearSelection();
 	controller().clearParams();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
index 283f3f56f6..8c5c9c097e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiGraphics.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void GuiGraphicsDialog::change_bb()
 void GuiGraphicsDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	slotClose();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
index cdb6e59c94..5748cee39b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void GuiRefDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	slotClose();
 	reset_dialog();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
index cca86d5a59..7c0338a33f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void GuiTabularDialog::change_adaptor()
 void GuiTabularDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	slotClose();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiThesaurus.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiThesaurus.cpp
index 8db29843a8..de513e6968 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiThesaurus.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiThesaurus.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void GuiThesaurusDialog::change_adaptor()
 void GuiThesaurusDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 {
 	slotClose();
-	e->accept();
+	GuiDialog::closeEvent(e);
 }