diff --git a/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.cpp b/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.cpp
index 01ebd169..e4e23c65 100644
--- a/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.cpp
@@ -364,4 +364,11 @@ void FileReferenceManager::reload_photo(PhotoSizeSource source, Promise<Unit> pr
   }
 }
 
+void FileReferenceManager::memory_cleanup(FileId file_id) {
+  auto &node = nodes_[file_id];
+  node.query.reset();
+  node.file_source_ids.reset_position();
+  nodes_.erase(file_id);
+}
+
 }  // namespace td
diff --git a/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.h b/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.h
index f7d2d4ed..99390a9d 100644
--- a/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/FileReferenceManager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class FileReferenceManager : public Actor {
   static bool is_file_reference_error(const Status &error);
   static size_t get_file_reference_error_pos(const Status &error);
 
+  void memory_cleanup(FileId file_id);
+
   FileSourceId create_message_file_source(FullMessageId full_message_id);
   FileSourceId create_user_photo_file_source(UserId user_id, int64 photo_id);
   FileSourceId create_chat_photo_file_source(ChatId chat_id);
diff --git a/td/telegram/Td.cpp b/td/telegram/Td.cpp
index c4493a33..567d6cf0 100644
--- a/td/telegram/Td.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/Td.cpp
@@ -4313,6 +4313,10 @@ void Td::init_file_manager() {
       send_closure(G()->storage_manager(), &StorageManager::on_new_file, size, real_size, cnt);
     }
 
+    void destroy_file_source(FileId file_id) final {
+      td_->file_reference_manager_->memory_cleanup(file_id);
+    }
+
     void on_file_updated(FileId file_id) final {
       send_closure(G()->td(), &Td::send_update,
                    make_tl_object<td_api::updateFile>(td_->file_manager_->get_file_object(file_id)));
diff --git a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
index 6397b8e4..4919b060 100644
--- a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
@@ -3495,6 +3495,9 @@ void FileManager::memory_cleanup() {
               }
             }
 
+            /* DESTROY FILE REFERENCE */
+            context_->destroy_file_source(node->main_file_id_);
+
             /* DESTROY MAIN FILE */
             empty_file_ids_.push_back(i);
             file_id_info_[i] = FileIdInfo();
diff --git a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.h b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.h
index d7497443..05618e64 100644
--- a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.h
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ class FileManager : public FileLoadManager::Callback {
 
     virtual void on_file_updated(FileId size) = 0;
 
+    virtual void destroy_file_source(FileId file_id) = 0;
+
     virtual bool add_file_source(FileId file_id, FileSourceId file_source_id) = 0;
 
     virtual bool remove_file_source(FileId file_id, FileSourceId file_source_id) = 0;