diff --git a/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.cpp b/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.cpp
index 43ea58553..b90444e58 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <mbgl/platform/gl.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/platform/platform.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/gl_object_store.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/thread_context.hpp>
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -20,6 +22,15 @@ GlyphAtlas::GlyphAtlas(uint16_t width_, uint16_t height_)
       dirty(true) {
 }
 
+GlyphAtlas::~GlyphAtlas() {
+    assert(util::ThreadContext::currentlyOn(util::ThreadType::Map));
+
+    if (texture) {
+        mbgl::util::ThreadContext::getGLObjectStore()->abandonTexture(texture);
+        texture = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void GlyphAtlas::addGlyphs(uintptr_t tileUID,
                            const std::u32string& text,
                            const std::string& stackName,
diff --git a/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.hpp b/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.hpp
index c5c785994..120530183 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/geometry/glyph_atlas.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace mbgl {
 class GlyphAtlas : public util::noncopyable {
 public:
     GlyphAtlas(uint16_t width, uint16_t height);
+    ~GlyphAtlas();
 
     void addGlyphs(uintptr_t tileUID,
                    const std::u32string& text,