diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index 76f0128e..6f96588b 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ client_resize_do(client_t *c, area_t geometry, bool force_notice, bool honor_hin
                                                                     c->titlebar[bar].pixmap, globalconf.visual,
                                                                     area.width, area.height);
                 drawable_set_surface(drawable, -1, surface, area);
+                cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
             } else
                 drawable_set_geometry(drawable, -1, area);
         } else
diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index b0cc2c37..290c3bee 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ drawin_update_drawing(drawin_t *w, int widx)
                                                         w->pixmap, globalconf.visual,
                                                         w->geometry.width, w->geometry.height);
     drawable_set_surface(w->drawable, -1, surface, w->geometry);
+    cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
     lua_pop(globalconf.L, 1);
 }