diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index 306ae55..1950c25 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ Scene::Scene(const map<string, const char *> & options,
 
 Scene::~Scene()
 {
+    /* clean up any textures loaded with freeimage */
+    for (std::map< std::string, FIBITMAP * >::iterator it = m_textures.begin();
+         it != m_textures.end();
+         it++)
+    {
+        FreeImage_Unload(it->second);
+    }
 }
 
 void Scene::renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel)