diff --git a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
index 3cf39ad3f..765545521 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ MapRenderer::MapRenderer(jni::JNIEnv& _env, jni::Object<MapRenderer> obj,
 MapRenderer::~MapRenderer() = default;
 
 void MapRenderer::reset() {
-    assert (renderer);
-    renderer.reset();
+    // Make sure to destroy the renderer on the GL Thread
+    auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailbox);
+    self.ask(&MapRenderer::resetRenderer).wait();
 
     // Lock to make sure there is no concurrent initialisation on the gl thread
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(initialisationMutex);
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ void MapRenderer::requestSnapshot(SnapshotCallback callback) {
 
 // Called on OpenGL thread //
 
+void MapRenderer::resetRenderer() {
+    assert (renderer);
+    renderer.reset();
+}
+
 void MapRenderer::scheduleSnapshot(std::unique_ptr<SnapshotCallback> callback) {
     snapshotCallback = std::move(callback);
     requestRender();
diff --git a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
index 203944445..0d614912a 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ protected:
 private:
     // Called from the GL Thread //
 
+    // Resets the renderer
+    void resetRenderer();
+
     // Renders a frame.
     void render(JNIEnv&);