diff --git a/suil/src/qt4_in_gtk2.cpp b/suil/src/qt4_in_gtk2.cpp
index 4bd61a2..e958ce6 100644
--- a/suil/src/qt4_in_gtk2.cpp
+++ b/suil/src/qt4_in_gtk2.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ suil_qt_wrapper_finalize(GObject* gobject)
        delete self->qembed;
        self->qembed = NULL;
 
-       delete self->app;
        self->app = NULL;
 
        self->wrapper->impl = NULL;
@@ -144,8 +143,13 @@ suil_wrapper_new(SuilHost*      host,
        SuilQtWrapper* const wrap = SUIL_QT_WRAPPER(
                g_object_new(SUIL_TYPE_QT_WRAPPER, NULL));
 
-       static int argc = 0;
-       wrap->app     = new QApplication(argc, NULL, true);
+       if (qApp) {
+               wrap->app = qApp;
+       } else {
+               static int argc = 0;
+               wrap->app = new QApplication(argc, NULL, true);
+       }
+
        wrap->wrapper = NULL;
 
        wrapper->impl = wrap;