diff --git a/sw/inc/fmthdft.hxx b/sw/inc/fmthdft.hxx
index 00feefb3dedc..08158487d318 100644
--- a/sw/inc/fmthdft.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/fmthdft.hxx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class SW_DLLPUBLIC SwFormatHeader final : public SfxPoolItem, public sw::FrameFo
 {
     bool m_bActive;       ///< Only for controlling (creation of content).
 
+    void ImplDestroy();
 public:
     DECLARE_ITEM_TYPE_FUNCTION(SwFormatHeader)
     SwFormatHeader( bool bOn = false );
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class SW_DLLPUBLIC SwFormatFooter final : public SfxPoolItem, public sw::FrameFo
 {
     bool m_bActive;       // Only for controlling (creation of content).
 
+    void ImplDestroy();
 public:
     DECLARE_ITEM_TYPE_FUNCTION(SwFormatFooter)
     SwFormatFooter( bool bOn = false );
diff --git a/sw/source/core/layout/atrfrm.cxx b/sw/source/core/layout/atrfrm.cxx
index 3fd54049de1b..1d80a2918c9f 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/layout/atrfrm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/layout/atrfrm.cxx
@@ -516,12 +516,17 @@ SwFormatHeader::SwFormatHeader( bool bOn )
 {
 }
 
- SwFormatHeader::~SwFormatHeader()
+void SwFormatHeader::ImplDestroy()
 {
     if ( GetHeaderFormat() )
         lcl_DelHFFormat( this, GetHeaderFormat() );
 }
 
+SwFormatHeader::~SwFormatHeader()
+{
+    suppress_fun_call_w_exception(ImplDestroy());
+}
+
 bool SwFormatHeader::operator==( const SfxPoolItem& rAttr ) const
 {
     assert(SfxPoolItem::operator==(rAttr));
@@ -575,12 +580,17 @@ SwFormatFooter::SwFormatFooter( bool bOn )
 {
 }
 
- SwFormatFooter::~SwFormatFooter()
+void SwFormatFooter::ImplDestroy()
 {
     if ( GetFooterFormat() )
         lcl_DelHFFormat( this, GetFooterFormat() );
 }
 
+SwFormatFooter::~SwFormatFooter()
+{
+    suppress_fun_call_w_exception(ImplDestroy());
+}
+
 void SwFormatFooter::RegisterToFormat( SwFormat& rFormat )
 {
     rFormat.Add(*this);