diff --git a/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp b/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
         m_controller->view()->editRole(index, "text");
     } else {
         RenameDialog* dialog = new RenameDialog(this, KFileItemList() << item);
-        dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
         dialog->show();
         dialog->raise();
         dialog->activateWindow();
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -634,10 +634,8 @@
                 this, &DolphinView::slotRoleEditingFinished);
     } else {
         RenameDialog* dialog = new RenameDialog(this, items);
-
         connect(dialog, &RenameDialog::renamingFinished, this, &DolphinView::slotRenameDialogRenamingFinished);
 
-        dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
         dialog->show();
         dialog->raise();
         dialog->activateWindow();
diff --git a/src/views/renamedialog.h b/src/views/renamedialog.h
--- a/src/views/renamedialog.h
+++ b/src/views/renamedialog.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 class KJob;
 /**
  * @brief Dialog for renaming a variable number of files.
+ *
+ * The dialog deletes itself when accepted or rejected.
  */
 class DOLPHIN_EXPORT RenameDialog : public QDialog
 {
diff --git a/src/views/renamedialog.cpp b/src/views/renamedialog.cpp
--- a/src/views/renamedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/views/renamedialog.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     m_okButton->setShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_Return);
     connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &RenameDialog::slotAccepted);
     connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &RenameDialog::reject);
+    connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QObject::deleteLater);
     m_okButton->setDefault(true);
 
     KGuiItem::assign(m_okButton, KGuiItem(i18nc("@action:button", "&Rename"), QStringLiteral("dialog-ok-apply")));
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@
     KIO::FileUndoManager::self()->recordJob(cmdType, srcList, parentUrl, job);
 
     connect(job, &KJob::result, this, &RenameDialog::slotResult);
+    connect(job, &KJob::result, this, &QObject::deleteLater);
 
     job->uiDelegate()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);