diff --git a/app/window.go b/app/window.go
index 4127baac..8b41d215 100644
--- a/app/window.go
+++ b/app/window.go
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ func (w *Window) waitAck() {
 // Prematurely destroy the window and wait for the native window
 // destroy event.
 func (w *Window) destroy(err error) {
+	w.destroyGPU()
 	// Ack the current event.
 	w.ack <- struct{}{}
 	w.out <- system.DestroyEvent{Err: err}
@@ -211,6 +212,13 @@ func (w *Window) destroy(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *Window) destroyGPU() {
+	if w.gpu != nil {
+		w.gpu.Release()
+		w.gpu = nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (w *Window) run(opts *window.Options) {
 	defer close(w.in)
 	defer close(w.out)
@@ -309,6 +317,7 @@ func (w *Window) run(opts *window.Options) {
 			case driverEvent:
 				w.driver = e2.driver
 			case system.DestroyEvent:
+				w.destroyGPU()
 				w.out <- e2
 				w.ack <- struct{}{}
 				return