diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index cac83323..a41e5421 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,28 @@ void Graphics::destroy()
     #undef CLEAR_ARRAY
 }
 
+void Graphics::destroy_buffers()
+{
+#define FREE_SURFACE(SURFACE) \
+    SDL_FreeSurface(SURFACE); \
+    SURFACE = NULL;
+
+    FREE_SURFACE(backBuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(footerbuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(ghostbuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(foregroundBuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(menubuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(warpbuffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(warpbuffer_lerp)
+    FREE_SURFACE(towerbg.buffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(towerbg.buffer_lerp)
+    FREE_SURFACE(titlebg.buffer)
+    FREE_SURFACE(titlebg.buffer_lerp)
+    FREE_SURFACE(tempBuffer)
+
+#undef FREE_SURFACE
+}
+
 int Graphics::font_idx(uint32_t ch) {
     if (font_positions.size() > 0) {
         std::map<int, int>::iterator iter = font_positions.find(ch);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index d6467f2c..1d574a69 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
 	void init();
 	void destroy();
 
+	void destroy_buffers();
+
 	GraphicsResources grphx;
 
 	int bfontlen(uint32_t ch);