diff --git a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/platform.cpp b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/platform.cpp
index 78bf4b360d087c5c104a76fbac09bfdf4718920c..16267084b1d3b9f95ab834cee3b904a199af57e8 100644
--- a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/platform.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,17 @@ void Platform::user_event_function(const SDL_Event &event) {
           window_manager_->remove_task(param->taskId);
         }
       } else if (event_type == USER_DESTROY_WINDOW) {
+        {
+          auto w = window_manager_->find_window_for_task(param->taskId);
+          if (w) {
+            w->destroy_window();
+          }
+        }
         window_manager_->erase_task(param->taskId);
         auto it = tasks_.find(param->taskId);
         if (it != tasks_.end()) {
-            windows_.erase(it->second);
-            tasks_.erase(it);
+          windows_.erase(it->second);
+          tasks_.erase(it);
         }
       }
       delete param;
diff --git a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.cpp b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.cpp
index e6e0400af829edd9d6af1b48e1f47b99dcfacdfb..6cd21e0cefaa6c391420f92765da3ede33685a92 100755
--- a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,13 @@ Window::Window(const std::shared_ptr<Renderer> &renderer,
   SDL_ShowWindow(window_);
 }
 
-Window::~Window() {
-  if (window_) SDL_DestroyWindow(window_);
+Window::~Window() {}
+
+void Window::destroy_window() {
+  if (window_) {
+    SDL_DestroyWindow(window_);
+    window_ = NULL;
+  }
 }
 
 bool Window::title_event_filter(int x, int y) {
diff --git a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.h b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.h
index 51e39858cafd666e8eada73d1b30da9c55c12a4f..a7cc14ae490b020f6fd078af1cf61d3df2995d7f 100755
--- a/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.h
+++ b/src/anbox/platform/sdl/window.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class Window : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Window>, public wm::Window {
   inline std::uint32_t get_property() {
       return visible_property;
   }
+  void destroy_window() override;
 
  private:
   static SDL_HitTestResult on_window_hit(SDL_Window *window, const SDL_Point *pt, void *data);
diff --git a/src/anbox/wm/window.h b/src/anbox/wm/window.h
index 9a28ff60bda484506a14c222522f37c8cf326425..7a164cfe0ec12330df3bbbfb17d9db5a657490d1 100644
--- a/src/anbox/wm/window.h
+++ b/src/anbox/wm/window.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Window {
   std::string title() const;
   virtual bool checkResizeable() { return resizing_; }
   virtual void setResizing(bool resizing) { resizing_ = resizing; }
+  virtual void destroy_window() {}
  protected:
   graphics::Rect last_frame_;
   bool resizing_{false};