diff --git a/cairo/Context.cs b/cairo/Context.cs
index 73df43807..6b1b54cd8 100644
--- a/cairo/Context.cs
+++ b/cairo/Context.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/Device.cs b/cairo/Device.cs
index 06d31c523..162c68aed 100644
--- a/cairo/Device.cs
+++ b/cairo/Device.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public Status Acquire ()
 		public void Dispose ()
 		{
 			if (handle != IntPtr.Zero)
-				NativeMethods.cairo_device_destroy (handle);
+				Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_device_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 			GC.SuppressFinalize (this);
 		}
diff --git a/cairo/FontFace.cs b/cairo/FontFace.cs
index 19d8163c3..5f4671f4d 100644
--- a/cairo/FontFace.cs
+++ b/cairo/FontFace.cs
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<FontFace> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_font_face_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_font_face_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/FontOptions.cs b/cairo/FontOptions.cs
index 5269d54df..b0eaf5806 100644
--- a/cairo/FontOptions.cs
+++ b/cairo/FontOptions.cs
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<FontOptions> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_font_options_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_font_options_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/Global.cs b/cairo/Global.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d61ba433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cairo/Global.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+// Mono.Cairo.Global.cs
+//
+// Authors:
+//    Andrés G. Aragoneses
+//
+// (C) Andrés G. Aragoneses, 2013.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+// a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+// permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+// the following conditions:
+// 
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+// 
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+// LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+// OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Cairo
+{
+	internal class Global
+	{
+		internal static void QueueUnref (Action<IntPtr> unref_native_function, IntPtr handle)
+		{
+			GLib.Timeout.Add (50, () => {
+				unref_native_function (handle);
+				return false;
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/cairo/Makefile.am b/cairo/Makefile.am
index 82eb2314c..1038aa815 100644
--- a/cairo/Makefile.am
+++ b/cairo/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ASSEMBLY_NAME = cairo-sharp
 ASSEMBLY_NAME_VERSION = $(ASSEMBLY_NAME),Version=$(CAIRO_API_VERSION)
 ASSEMBLY = $(ASSEMBLY_NAME).dll
+references = -r:$(top_builddir)/glib/glib-sharp.dll
 SNK = $(srcdir)/mono.snk
 
 TARGET=$(ASSEMBLY)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ sources = \
 	FontType.cs \
 	FontWeight.cs \
 	Format.cs \
+	Global.cs \
 	GlitzSurface.cs \
 	Glyph.cs \
 	Gradient.cs \
diff --git a/cairo/NativeMethods.cs b/cairo/NativeMethods.cs
index 20fa29998..843740e0c 100644
--- a/cairo/NativeMethods.cs
+++ b/cairo/NativeMethods.cs
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ internal static class NativeMethods
 		internal static extern IntPtr cairo_scaled_font_create (IntPtr fontFace, Matrix matrix, Matrix ctm, IntPtr options);
 		
 		[DllImport (cairo, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		internal static extern IntPtr cairo_scaled_font_destroy (IntPtr scaled_font);
+		internal static extern void cairo_scaled_font_destroy (IntPtr scaled_font);
 		
 		[DllImport (cairo, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		internal static extern void cairo_scaled_font_extents (IntPtr scaled_font, out FontExtents extents);
diff --git a/cairo/Path.cs b/cairo/Path.cs
index f5007feb9..73cf59d54 100644
--- a/cairo/Path.cs
+++ b/cairo/Path.cs
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Path> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing || handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_path_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_path_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cairo/Pattern.cs b/cairo/Pattern.cs
index bc0a962a2..81b0ebc56 100644
--- a/cairo/Pattern.cs
+++ b/cairo/Pattern.cs
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Pattern> (Handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_pattern_destroy (Handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_pattern_destroy, Handle);
 			Handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/Region.cs b/cairo/Region.cs
index cd0ba33fd..51d90a387 100644
--- a/cairo/Region.cs
+++ b/cairo/Region.cs
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Region> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_region_destroy (Handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_region_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/ScaledFont.cs b/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
index 937194607..e183fc119 100644
--- a/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
+++ b/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<ScaledFont> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_scaled_font_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_scaled_font_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/Surface.cs b/cairo/Surface.cs
index 6fa8c0209..f00c1f136 100644
--- a/cairo/Surface.cs
+++ b/cairo/Surface.cs
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Surface> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing || handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
-			NativeMethods.cairo_surface_destroy (handle);
+			Global.QueueUnref (NativeMethods.cairo_surface_destroy, handle);
 			handle = IntPtr.Zero;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cairo/cairo.csproj b/cairo/cairo.csproj
index 0d58b7787..da5a2d624 100644
--- a/cairo/cairo.csproj
+++ b/cairo/cairo.csproj
@@ -88,5 +88,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Distance.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Point.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PointD.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Global.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\glib\glib.csproj">
+      <Project>{3BF1D531-8840-4F15-8066-A9788D8C398B}</Project>
+      <Name>glib</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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