diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 63406cb867..8007207aa0 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "model/doc/document.hpp"
 #include "model/world/data.hpp"
+#include "view/render/overlaysystem.hpp"
 
 CS::Editor::Editor (OgreInit::OgreInit& ogreInit)
 : mUserSettings (mCfgMgr), mDocumentManager (mCfgMgr), mViewManager (mDocumentManager),
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ CS::Editor::Editor (OgreInit::OgreInit& ogreInit)
              this, SLOT (createNewGame (const boost::filesystem::path&)));
 }
 
+CS::Editor::~Editor ()
+{
+    CSVRender::OverlaySystem::instance().destroy();  // destruct before Ogre::Root
+}
+
 void CS::Editor::setupDataFiles (const Files::PathContainer& dataDirs)
 {
     for (Files::PathContainer::const_iterator iter = dataDirs.begin(); iter != dataDirs.end(); ++iter)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
index c87e24e77a..88479f68c3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace CS
         public:
 
             Editor (OgreInit::OgreInit& ogreInit);
+            ~Editor ();
 
             bool makeIPCServer();
             void connectToIPCServer();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp
index 64f95975e7..087d414ff6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             }
 
             ~OverlaySystem() {
-                delete mOverlaySystem;
+                if(mOverlaySystem) delete mOverlaySystem;
             }
 
             OverlaySystem(OverlaySystem const&);
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ namespace CSVRender
             Ogre::OverlaySystem *get() {
                 return mOverlaySystem;
             }
+
+            void destroy() {
+                delete mOverlaySystem;
+                mOverlaySystem = NULL;
+            }
     };
 }