diff --git a/include/qredis/client.h b/include/qredis/client.h
index 8935137..e757c7a 100644
--- a/include/qredis/client.h
+++ b/include/qredis/client.h
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ namespace QRedis
             
             /**
              * @brief Connects to a Redis server
+             * @param parent the parent QObject
              */
-            Client();
+            explicit Client(QObject * parent = nullptr);
 
             /**
              * @brief Disconnects from the Redis server
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 74f9955..4953f46 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 using namespace QRedis;
 
-Client::Client()
-    : d(new ClientPrivate)
+Client::Client(QObject * parent)
+    : QObject(parent), d(new ClientPrivate)
 {
     connect(&d->socket, &QTcpSocket::connected,    this, &Client::connected);
     connect(&d->socket, &QTcpSocket::disconnected, this, &Client::disconnected);