diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
index af03a4e81..f0eea2459 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 struct _ClutterClonePrivate
 {
   ClutterActor *clone_source;
+  gulong source_destroy_id;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (ClutterClone, clutter_clone, CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR)
@@ -376,6 +377,13 @@ clutter_clone_new (ClutterActor *source)
   return g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_CLONE, "source", source,  NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+on_source_destroyed (ClutterActor *source,
+                     ClutterClone *self)
+{
+  clutter_clone_set_source_internal (self, NULL);
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *self,
 				   ClutterActor *source)
@@ -387,6 +395,8 @@ clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *self,
 
   if (priv->clone_source != NULL)
     {
+      g_signal_handler_disconnect (priv->clone_source, priv->source_destroy_id);
+      priv->source_destroy_id = 0;
       _clutter_actor_detach_clone (priv->clone_source, CLUTTER_ACTOR (self));
       g_object_unref (priv->clone_source);
       priv->clone_source = NULL;
@@ -396,6 +406,8 @@ clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *self,
     {
       priv->clone_source = g_object_ref (source);
       _clutter_actor_attach_clone (priv->clone_source, CLUTTER_ACTOR (self));
+      priv->source_destroy_id = g_signal_connect (priv->clone_source, "destroy",
+                                                  G_CALLBACK (on_source_destroyed), self);
     }
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), obj_props[PROP_SOURCE]);