diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index d44bfabc04..c7afcce874 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -1279,6 +1279,10 @@ void QWindow::setTransientParent(QWindow *parent)
         qWarning() << parent << "must be a top level window.";
         return;
     }
+    if (parent == this) {
+        qWarning() << "transient parent" << parent << "can not be same as window";
+        return;
+    }
 
     d->transientParent = parent;