diff --git a/python/core/geometry/qgsellipse.sip b/python/core/geometry/qgsellipse.sip
index ee5a593c61b..c69cbfaa559 100644
--- a/python/core/geometry/qgsellipse.sip
+++ b/python/core/geometry/qgsellipse.sip
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class QgsEllipse
   public:
     QgsEllipse();
 
+    virtual ~QgsEllipse();
+
     QgsEllipse( const QgsPoint &center, const double semiMajorAxis, const double semiMinorAxis, const double azimuth = 90 );
 %Docstring
  Constructs an ellipse by defining all the members.
diff --git a/src/core/geometry/qgsellipse.h b/src/core/geometry/qgsellipse.h
index b0cbfd75cd7..8596bc9eb3a 100644
--- a/src/core/geometry/qgsellipse.h
+++ b/src/core/geometry/qgsellipse.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsEllipse
   public:
     QgsEllipse();
 
+    virtual ~QgsEllipse() = default;
+
     /** Constructs an ellipse by defining all the members.
      * \param center The center of the ellipse.
      * \param semiMajorAxis Semi-major axis of the ellipse.