diff --git a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
index 65583a11c..e4869b19d 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -1674,7 +1674,9 @@ void NeoChatRoom::setRoomState(const QString &type, const QString &stateKey, con
 NeochatRoomMember *NeoChatRoom::qmlSafeMember(const QString &memberId)
 {
     if (!m_memberObjects.contains(memberId)) {
-        return m_memberObjects.emplace(memberId, std::make_unique<NeochatRoomMember>(this, memberId)).first->second.get();
+        auto member = m_memberObjects.emplace(memberId, std::make_unique<NeochatRoomMember>(this, memberId)).first->second.get();
+        QQmlEngine::setObjectOwnership(member, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);
+        return member;
     }
 
     return m_memberObjects[memberId].get();