diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index e6ce275bef..7b381367c3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -1576,6 +1576,10 @@ void QGraphicsProxyWidget::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsIt
     if (exposedWidgetRect.isEmpty())
         return;
 
+    // When rendering to pdf etc. painting may go outside widget boundaries unless clipped
+    if (painter->device()->devType() != QInternal::Widget && (flags() & ItemClipsChildrenToShape))
+        painter->setClipRect(d->widget->geometry(), Qt::IntersectClip);
+
     d->widget->render(painter, exposedWidgetRect.topLeft(), exposedWidgetRect);
 }