diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableModel.h b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableModel.h
index a275a12c7b..f89251b16c 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableModel.h
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableModel.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 class DirectoryTableModel final : public GTableModel {
 public:
-    DirectoryTableModel();
+    static Retained<DirectoryTableModel> create() { return adopt(*new DirectoryTableModel); }
     virtual ~DirectoryTableModel() override;
 
     enum Column {
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
     size_t bytes_in_files() const { return m_bytes_in_files; }
 
 private:
+    DirectoryTableModel();
+
     String name_for_uid(uid_t) const;
     String name_for_gid(gid_t) const;
 
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.cpp
index 28f54303de..938f9ebf76 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 
 DirectoryTableView::DirectoryTableView(GWidget* parent)
     : GTableView(parent)
+    , m_model(DirectoryTableModel::create())
 {
-    auto directory_model = make<DirectoryTableModel>();
-    m_model = directory_model.ptr();
-    set_model(make<GSortingProxyTableModel>(move(directory_model)));
+    set_model(GSortingProxyTableModel::create(m_model.copy_ref()));
     GTableView::model()->set_key_column_and_sort_order(DirectoryTableModel::Column::Name, GSortOrder::Ascending);
 }
 
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.h b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.h
index 1bc56e8ab1..b7567e718a 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.h
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryTableView.h
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ private:
 
     void set_status_message(const String&);
 
-    DirectoryTableModel* m_model { nullptr };
+    Retained<DirectoryTableModel> m_model;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCAppWindow.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCAppWindow.cpp
index abc6a16897..95ee161f3b 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCAppWindow.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCAppWindow.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void IRCAppWindow::setup_widgets()
     m_window_list = new GTableView(horizontal_container);
     m_window_list->set_headers_visible(false);
     m_window_list->set_alternating_row_colors(false);
-    m_window_list->set_model(OwnPtr<IRCWindowListModel>(m_client.client_window_list_model()));
+    m_window_list->set_model(m_client.client_window_list_model());
     m_window_list->set_size_policy(SizePolicy::Fixed, SizePolicy::Fill);
     m_window_list->set_preferred_size({ 100, 0 });
     m_client.client_window_list_model()->on_activation = [this] (IRCWindow& window) {
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.cpp
index 381f461ffe..97e644b91d 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ IRCChannel::IRCChannel(IRCClient& client, const String& name)
     : m_client(client)
     , m_name(name)
     , m_log(IRCLogBuffer::create())
+    , m_member_model(IRCChannelMemberListModel::create(*this))
 {
-    m_member_model = new IRCChannelMemberListModel(*this);
     m_window = m_client.aid_create_window(this, IRCWindow::Channel, m_name);
     m_window->set_log_buffer(*m_log);
 }
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.h
index 9bbdc71fc8..12c0ae491f 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannel.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public:
     const IRCLogBuffer& log() const { return *m_log; }
     IRCLogBuffer& log() { return *m_log; }
 
-    IRCChannelMemberListModel* member_model() { return m_member_model; }
-    const IRCChannelMemberListModel* member_model() const { return m_member_model; }
+    IRCChannelMemberListModel* member_model() { return m_member_model.ptr(); }
+    const IRCChannelMemberListModel* member_model() const { return m_member_model.ptr(); }
 
     int member_count() const { return m_members.size(); }
     String member_at(int i) { return m_members[i].name; }
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ private:
     bool m_open { false };
 
     Retained<IRCLogBuffer> m_log;
-    IRCChannelMemberListModel* m_member_model { nullptr };
+    Retained<IRCChannelMemberListModel> m_member_model;
     IRCWindow* m_window { nullptr };
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
index 89aaf5b4cc..661a0d07a9 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class IRCChannel;
 class IRCChannelMemberListModel final : public GTableModel {
 public:
     enum Column { Name };
-    explicit IRCChannelMemberListModel(IRCChannel&);
+    static Retained<IRCChannelMemberListModel> create(IRCChannel& channel) { return adopt(*new IRCChannelMemberListModel(channel)); }
     virtual ~IRCChannelMemberListModel() override;
 
     virtual int row_count() const override;
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ public:
     Function<void(const String&)> on_activation;
 
 private:
+    explicit IRCChannelMemberListModel(IRCChannel&);
+
     IRCChannel& m_channel;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
index 83d0c09fe2..b46773c23f 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ IRCClient::IRCClient(const String& address, int port)
     : m_hostname(address)
     , m_port(port)
     , m_nickname("anon")
+    , m_client_window_list_model(IRCWindowListModel::create(*this))
     , m_log(IRCLogBuffer::create())
 {
     m_socket = new GTCPSocket(this);
-    m_client_window_list_model = new IRCWindowListModel(*this);
 }
 
 IRCClient::~IRCClient()
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
index 2dea2281a6..8c6029f39d 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public:
     void register_subwindow(IRCWindow&);
     void unregister_subwindow(IRCWindow&);
 
-    IRCWindowListModel* client_window_list_model() { return m_client_window_list_model; }
-    const IRCWindowListModel* client_window_list_model() const { return m_client_window_list_model; }
+    IRCWindowListModel* client_window_list_model() { return m_client_window_list_model.ptr(); }
+    const IRCWindowListModel* client_window_list_model() const { return m_client_window_list_model.ptr(); }
 
     int window_count() const { return m_windows.size(); }
     const IRCWindow& window_at(int index) const { return *m_windows.at(index); }
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ private:
 
     IRCWindow* m_server_subwindow { nullptr };
 
-    IRCWindowListModel* m_client_window_list_model { nullptr };
-
+    Retained<IRCWindowListModel> m_client_window_list_model;
     Retained<IRCLogBuffer> m_log;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.cpp
index 69b35a2adf..bfa8736306 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Retained<IRCLogBuffer> IRCLogBuffer::create()
 }
 
 IRCLogBuffer::IRCLogBuffer()
+    : m_model(IRCLogBufferModel::create(*this))
 {
-    m_model = new IRCLogBufferModel(*this);
 }
 
 IRCLogBuffer::~IRCLogBuffer()
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.h
index 6be5576be7..e1b6b472dd 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBuffer.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ public:
     void add_message(const String& text, Color = Color::Black);
     void dump() const;
 
-    const IRCLogBufferModel* model() const { return m_model; }
-    IRCLogBufferModel* model() { return m_model; }
+    const IRCLogBufferModel* model() const { return m_model.ptr(); }
+    IRCLogBufferModel* model() { return m_model.ptr(); }
 
 private:
     IRCLogBuffer();
-    IRCLogBufferModel* m_model { nullptr };
+    Retained<IRCLogBufferModel> m_model;
     CircularQueue<Message, 1000> m_messages;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBufferModel.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBufferModel.h
index 7605ca3bab..446b4b2ecb 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBufferModel.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCLogBufferModel.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
         __Count,
     };
 
-    explicit IRCLogBufferModel(Retained<IRCLogBuffer>&&);
+    static Retained<IRCLogBufferModel> create(Retained<IRCLogBuffer>&& log_buffer) { return adopt(*new IRCLogBufferModel(move(log_buffer))); }
     virtual ~IRCLogBufferModel() override;
 
     virtual int row_count() const override;
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ public:
     virtual void activate(const GModelIndex&) override;
 
 private:
+    explicit IRCLogBufferModel(Retained<IRCLogBuffer>&&);
+
     Retained<IRCLogBuffer> m_log_buffer;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
index 4c8df7820a..627d03c578 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ IRCWindow::IRCWindow(IRCClient& client, void* owner, Type type, const String& na
         member_view->set_size_policy(SizePolicy::Fixed, SizePolicy::Fill);
         member_view->set_preferred_size({ 100, 0 });
         member_view->set_alternating_row_colors(false);
-        member_view->set_model(OwnPtr<IRCChannelMemberListModel>(channel().member_model()));
+        member_view->set_model(channel().member_model());
     }
 
     m_text_editor = new GTextEditor(GTextEditor::SingleLine, this);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ IRCWindow::~IRCWindow()
 void IRCWindow::set_log_buffer(const IRCLogBuffer& log_buffer)
 {
     m_log_buffer = &log_buffer;
-    m_table_view->set_model(OwnPtr<IRCLogBufferModel>((IRCLogBufferModel*)log_buffer.model()));
+    m_table_view->set_model(log_buffer.model());
 }
 
 bool IRCWindow::is_active() const
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindowListModel.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindowListModel.h
index d50f293c34..1157280bc4 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindowListModel.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindowListModel.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public:
         Name,
     };
 
-    explicit IRCWindowListModel(IRCClient&);
+    static Retained<IRCWindowListModel> create(IRCClient& client) { return adopt(*new IRCWindowListModel(client)); }
     virtual ~IRCWindowListModel() override;
 
     virtual int row_count() const override;
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ public:
     Function<void(IRCWindow&)> on_activation;
 
 private:
+    explicit IRCWindowListModel(IRCClient&);
+
     IRCClient& m_client;
 };
diff --git a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.h b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.h
index 558b37f643..743b0b8bcf 100644
--- a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.h
+++ b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public:
         __Count
     };
 
-    ProcessTableModel();
+    static Retained<ProcessTableModel> create() { return adopt(*new ProcessTableModel); }
     virtual ~ProcessTableModel() override;
 
     virtual int row_count() const override;
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public:
     virtual void update() override;
 
 private:
+    ProcessTableModel();
+
     struct ProcessState {
         pid_t pid;
         unsigned nsched;
diff --git a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableView.cpp b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableView.cpp
index 65c33f81dc..1c10572ec3 100644
--- a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableView.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ProcessTableView::ProcessTableView(GWidget* parent)
     : GTableView(parent)
 {
-    set_model(make<GSortingProxyTableModel>(make<ProcessTableModel>()));
+    set_model(GSortingProxyTableModel::create(ProcessTableModel::create()));
     model()->set_key_column_and_sort_order(ProcessTableModel::Column::CPU, GSortOrder::Descending);
     start_timer(1000);
     model()->update();
diff --git a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
index a3cba5d296..2eb2ddc079 100644
--- a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     window->set_should_exit_event_loop_on_close(true);
 
     Terminal terminal(ptm_fd);
-    window->set_has_alpha_channel(true);
+    window->set_has_alpha_channel(false);
     window->set_main_widget(&terminal);
     window->move_to(300, 300);
     terminal.apply_size_increments_to_window(*window);
diff --git a/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.cpp b/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.cpp
index 1077d633a4..c86d955956 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-GSortingProxyTableModel::GSortingProxyTableModel(OwnPtr<GTableModel>&& target)
+GSortingProxyTableModel::GSortingProxyTableModel(Retained<GTableModel>&& target)
     : m_target(move(target))
     , m_key_column(-1)
 {
diff --git a/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.h b/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.h
index 429ca91e62..feb8bfae54 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GSortingProxyTableModel.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 class GSortingProxyTableModel final : public GTableModel {
 public:
-    explicit GSortingProxyTableModel(OwnPtr<GTableModel>&&);
+    static Retained<GSortingProxyTableModel> create(Retained<GTableModel>&& model) { return adopt(*new GSortingProxyTableModel(move(model))); }
     virtual ~GSortingProxyTableModel() override;
 
     virtual int row_count() const override;
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ public:
     GModelIndex map_to_target(const GModelIndex&) const;
 
 private:
+    explicit GSortingProxyTableModel(Retained<GTableModel>&&);
+
     GTableModel& target() { return *m_target; }
     const GTableModel& target() const { return *m_target; }
 
     void resort();
 
-    OwnPtr<GTableModel> m_target;
+    Retained<GTableModel> m_target;
     Vector<int> m_row_mappings;
     int m_key_column { -1 };
     GSortOrder m_sort_order { GSortOrder::Ascending };
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTableModel.h b/LibGUI/GTableModel.h
index 659ddae91a..11b8466040 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTableModel.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GTableModel.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private:
     GModelIndex m_index;
 };
 
-class GTableModel {
+class GTableModel : public Retainable<GTableModel> {
 public:
     struct ColumnMetadata {
         int preferred_width { 0 };
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp b/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
index 9d4b528b5b..1f42a176c0 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GTableView::~GTableView()
 {
 }
 
-void GTableView::set_model(OwnPtr<GTableModel>&& model)
+void GTableView::set_model(RetainPtr<GTableModel>&& model)
 {
     if (model.ptr() == m_model.ptr())
         return;
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTableView.h b/LibGUI/GTableView.h
index 06e9765a50..1cb5e4de3e 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTableView.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GTableView.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public:
     int header_height() const { return m_headers_visible ? 16 : 0; }
     int item_height() const { return 16; }
 
-    void set_model(OwnPtr<GTableModel>&&);
+    void set_model(RetainPtr<GTableModel>&&);
     GTableModel* model() { return m_model.ptr(); }
     const GTableModel* model() const { return m_model.ptr(); }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private:
     int column_width(int) const;
     void update_content_size();
 
-    OwnPtr<GTableModel> m_model;
+    RetainPtr<GTableModel> m_model;
     int m_horizontal_padding { 5 };
     bool m_headers_visible { true };
     bool m_alternating_row_colors { true };