diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowicons.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowicons.c
index 1ca3f9141..44956e389 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowicons.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowicons.c
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ void winSelectIcons(WindowPtr pWin, HICON *pIcon, HICON *pSmallIcon)
     *pIcon = hIcon;
   else
     winDestroyIcon(hIcon);
+
   if (pSmallIcon)
     *pSmallIcon = hSmallIcon;
   else
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ void winSelectIcons(WindowPtr pWin, HICON *pIcon, HICON *pSmallIcon)
 
 void winDestroyIcon(HICON hIcon)
 {
-  /* Delete the icon if its not the default */
+  /* Delete the icon if its not one of the application defaults or an override */
   if (hIcon &&
       hIcon != g_hIconX &&
       hIcon != g_hSmallIconX &&
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwindow.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwindow.c
index 7efc360a4..61305e19d 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwindow.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwindow.c
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ winDestroyWindowsWindow (WindowPtr pWin)
   MSG			msg;
   winWindowPriv(pWin);
   BOOL			oldstate = winInDestroyWindowsWindow;
-  
+  HICON hIcon;
+  HICON hIconSm;
+
 #if CYGMULTIWINDOW_DEBUG
   ErrorF ("winDestroyWindowsWindow\n");
 #endif
@@ -603,13 +605,22 @@ winDestroyWindowsWindow (WindowPtr pWin)
 
   winInDestroyWindowsWindow = TRUE;
 
+  /* Store the info we need to destroy after this window is gone */
+  hIcon = (HICON)SendMessage(pWinPriv->hWnd, WM_GETICON, ICON_BIG, 0);
+  hIconSm = (HICON)SendMessage(pWinPriv->hWnd, WM_GETICON, ICON_SMALL, 0);
+
   SetProp (pWinPriv->hWnd, WIN_WINDOW_PROP, NULL);
+
   /* Destroy the Windows window */
   DestroyWindow (pWinPriv->hWnd);
 
   /* Null our handle to the Window so referencing it will cause an error */
   pWinPriv->hWnd = NULL;
 
+  /* Destroy any icons we created for this window */
+  winDestroyIcon(hIcon);
+  winDestroyIcon(hIconSm);
+
   /* Process all messages on our queue */
   while (PeekMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
     {
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winwin32rootless.c b/hw/xwin/winwin32rootless.c
index 75142f15b..8f9917a7b 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winwin32rootless.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winwin32rootless.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ void
 winMWExtWMDestroyFrame (RootlessFrameID wid)
 {
   win32RootlessWindowPtr pRLWinPriv = (win32RootlessWindowPtr) wid;
-  HICON			hiconClass;
-  HICON			hiconSmClass;
+  HICON			hIcon;
+  HICON			hIconSm;
   HMODULE		hInstance;
   int			iReturn;
   char			pszClass[CLASS_NAME_LENGTH];
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ winMWExtWMDestroyFrame (RootlessFrameID wid)
 
   /* Store the info we need to destroy after this window is gone */
   hInstance = (HINSTANCE) GetClassLongPtr (pRLWinPriv->hWnd, GCLP_HMODULE);
-  hiconClass = (HICON) GetClassLongPtr (pRLWinPriv->hWnd, GCLP_HICON);
-  hiconSmClass = (HICON) GetClassLongPtr (pRLWinPriv->hWnd, GCLP_HICONSM);
+  hIcon = (HICON)SendMessage(pRLWinPriv->hWnd, WM_GETICON, ICON_BIG, 0);
+  hIconSm = (HICON)SendMessage(pRLWinPriv->hWnd, WM_GETICON, ICON_SMALL, 0);
   iReturn = GetClassName (pRLWinPriv->hWnd, pszClass, CLASS_NAME_LENGTH);
 
   pRLWinPriv->fClose = TRUE;
@@ -415,15 +415,15 @@ winMWExtWMDestroyFrame (RootlessFrameID wid)
       winDebug ("winMWExtWMDestroyFrame - Unregistering %s: ", pszClass);
 #endif
       iReturn = UnregisterClass (pszClass, hInstance);
-      
-#if CYGMULTIWINDOW_DEBUG
-      winDebug ("winMWExtWMDestroyFramew - %d Deleting Icon: ", iReturn);
-#endif
-      
-      winDestroyIcon(hiconClass);
-      winDestroyIcon(hiconSmClass);
     }
 
+#if CYGMULTIWINDOW_DEBUG
+  winDebug ("winMWExtWMDestroyFramew - Deleting Icon\n");
+#endif
+
+  winDestroyIcon(hIcon);
+  winDestroyIcon(hIconSm);
+
 #if CYGMULTIWINDOW_DEBUG
   winDebug ("winMWExtWMDestroyFrame - done\n");
 #endif