diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindowDrawing.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindowDrawing.cpp
index 30a8caa118..fc780adcbe 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindowDrawing.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindowDrawing.cpp
@@ -315,4 +315,9 @@ ZoneWindowDrawing::~ZoneWindowDrawing()
     }
     m_cv.notify_all();
     m_renderThread.join();
+
+    if (m_renderTarget)
+    {
+        m_renderTarget->Release();
+    }
 }