diff --git a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/HasRendererObject.h b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/HasRendererObject.h
index 5dd2f5a9f..a99964d2b 100644
--- a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/HasRendererObject.h
+++ b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/HasRendererObject.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public:
 
 	void* getRendererObject() { return _rendererObject; }
 	void setRendererObject(void* rendererObject, DisposeRendererObject dispose = NULL) {
+        if (_dispose && _rendererObject && _rendererObject != rendererObject)
+            _dispose(_rendererObject);
+        
 		_rendererObject = rendererObject;
 		_dispose = dispose;
 	}