diff --git a/libs/canvas/wave_view.cc b/libs/canvas/wave_view.cc
index a0b9e48fda..609738326c 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/wave_view.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/wave_view.cc
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ WaveView::WaveView (Item* parent, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::AudioRegion> region)
 WaveView::~WaveView ()
 {
 	invalidate_image_cache ();
+	if (images ) {
+		images->clear_cache ();
+	}
 }
 
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