diff --git a/effects/fade/fade.cpp b/effects/fade/fade.cpp
index 8d70266ff9..be3194fee9 100644
--- a/effects/fade/fade.cpp
+++ b/effects/fade/fade.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ FadeEffect::FadeEffect()
     reconfigure( ReconfigureAll );
     }
 
-const void* FadeEffect::proxy() const
+void* FadeEffect::proxy()
     {
     return &m_proxy;
     }
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ void FadeEffect::windowClosed( EffectWindow* w )
 void FadeEffect::windowDeleted( EffectWindow* w )
     {
     windows.remove( w );
+    ignoredWindows.remove( w );
     }
 
 void FadeEffect::setWindowIgnored( EffectWindow* w, bool ignore )
diff --git a/effects/fade/fade.h b/effects/fade/fade.h
index f4dcdd6532..99e0daa64f 100644
--- a/effects/fade/fade.h
+++ b/effects/fade/fade.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class FadeEffect
         virtual void windowAdded( EffectWindow* c );
         virtual void windowClosed( EffectWindow* c );
         virtual void windowDeleted( EffectWindow* c );
-        virtual const void* proxy() const;
-        
+        virtual void* proxy();
 
         void setWindowIgnored( EffectWindow* w, bool ignore );
         bool isFadeWindow( EffectWindow* w );