diff --git a/src/view/kateview.h b/src/view/kateview.h
--- a/src/view/kateview.h
+++ b/src/view/kateview.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <ktexteditor/mainwindow.h>
 
 #include <QPointer>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QSpacerItem>
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 class KateViewEncodingAction;
 class KateModeMenu;
 class KateAbstractInputMode;
+class KateScriptActionMenu;
 
 class KToggleAction;
 class KSelectAction;
@@ -983,6 +985,14 @@
     int lastDisplayedLineInternal(LineType lineType) const;
 
     QRect textAreaRectInternal() const;
+
+private:
+    /**
+     * script action menu, stored in scoped pointer to ensure
+     * destruction before other QObject auto-cleanup as it
+     * manage sub objects on its own that have this view as parent
+     */
+    QScopedPointer<KateScriptActionMenu> m_scriptActionMenu;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/view/kateview.cpp b/src/view/kateview.cpp
--- a/src/view/kateview.cpp
+++ b/src/view/kateview.cpp
@@ -491,8 +491,9 @@
         a->setWhatsThis(i18n("Revert the most recent undo operation"));
 
         // Tools > Scripts
-        KateScriptActionMenu *scriptActionMenu = new KateScriptActionMenu(this, i18n("&Scripts"));
-        ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("tools_scripts"), scriptActionMenu);
+        // stored inside scoped pointer to ensure we destruct it early enough as it does internal cleanups of other child objects
+        m_scriptActionMenu.reset(new KateScriptActionMenu(this, i18n("&Scripts")));
+        ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("tools_scripts"), m_scriptActionMenu.data());
 
         a = ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("tools_apply_wordwrap"));
         a->setText(i18n("Apply &Word Wrap"));