diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index aea95c4f4..942dd2aeb 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 March 12, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: The SimpleCanvas in FCanvasTexture must be declared as a soft
+  root to the garbage collector.
 - Changed DObject's pointer substitution so that the pointers inside an
   object are handled by a virtual function. This allows subclasses to
   implement their own handling if they need it.
diff --git a/src/textures/canvastexture.cpp b/src/textures/canvastexture.cpp
index 988610e6e..53a62810c 100644
--- a/src/textures/canvastexture.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/canvastexture.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void FCanvasTexture::MakeTexture ()
 {
 	Canvas = new DSimpleCanvas (Width, Height);
 	Canvas->Lock ();
+	GC::AddSoftRoot(Canvas);
 	if (Width != Height || Width != Canvas->GetPitch())
 	{
 		Pixels = new BYTE[Width*Height];
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ void FCanvasTexture::Unload ()
 			delete[] Pixels;
 		}
 		Pixels = NULL;
-		delete Canvas;
+		GC::DelSoftRoot(Canvas);
+		Canvas->Destroy();
 		Canvas = NULL;
 	}
 }