diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
index e78f8bef4..a9dce25be 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "view.hpp"
 
 CSVDoc::SubView::SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
- : mUniversalId (id), mParent (NULL)
+ : mUniversalId (id)
 {
     /// \todo  add a button to the title bar that clones this sub view
 
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ void CSVDoc::SubView::setUniversalId (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
 
 void CSVDoc::SubView::closeEvent (QCloseEvent *event)
 {
-    // update title bars of view and subviews
-    if(mParent)
-        mParent->updateSubViewIndicies(this);
+    emit updateSubViewIndicies (this);
 }
 
 std::string CSVDoc::SubView::getTitle() const
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
index e1331750a..a8aa3cda1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ namespace CSVDoc
             Q_OBJECT
 
             CSMWorld::UniversalId mUniversalId;
-            View *mParent;
 
             // not implemented
             SubView (const SubView&);
             SubView& operator= (SubView&);
+
         protected:
+
             void setUniversalId(const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id);
 
         public:
@@ -47,8 +48,6 @@ namespace CSVDoc
             virtual void useHint (const std::string& hint);
             ///< Default implementation: ignored
 
-            void setParent(View *parent) { mParent = parent; }
-
             virtual std::string getTitle() const;
 
             virtual void updateUserSetting (const QString& name, const QStringList& value);
@@ -65,6 +64,8 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void updateTitle();
 
+            void updateSubViewIndicies (SubView *view = 0);
+
         protected slots:
 
             void closeRequest();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index d065631cb..23bd0a941 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
 
     connect (view, SIGNAL (updateTitle()), this, SLOT (updateTitle()));
 
+    connect (view, SIGNAL (updateSubViewIndicies (SubView *)),
+        this, SLOT (updateSubViewIndicies (SubView *)));
+
     view->show();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
index ee062f725..55ea5ee51 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ namespace CSVDoc
             /// Function called by view manager when user preferences are updated
             void updateEditorSetting (const QString &, const QString &);
 
-            // called when subviews are added or removed
-            void updateSubViewIndicies(SubView *view = 0);
-
         signals:
 
             void newGameRequest();
@@ -139,6 +136,9 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void updateTitle();
 
+            // called when subviews are added or removed
+            void updateSubViewIndicies (SubView *view = 0);
+
         private slots:
 
             void newView();