diff --git a/src/graphics/shaders.cpp b/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
index 661d7445c..6f3363110 100644
--- a/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ void Shaders::destroy()
         m_callbacks[i] = NULL;
     }
     m_has_been_initialised = false;
+    SharedGPUObjects::reset();
 }   // destroy
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.cpp b/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.cpp
index 79013a3c0..549995944 100644
--- a/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.cpp
@@ -195,4 +195,11 @@ void SharedGPUObjects::init()
     initParticleQuadVBO();
 
     m_has_been_initialised = true;
-}   // SharedGPUObjects
\ No newline at end of file
+}   // SharedGPUObjects
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void SharedGPUObjects::reset()
+{
+    m_has_been_initialised = false;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.hpp b/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.hpp
index 8c6b52f4c..edcf5093e 100644
--- a/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/shared_gpu_objects.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
     static void init();
+    static void reset();
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     static GLuint getBillboardVBO() 
     {