diff --git a/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js b/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
index f2a498a..40df138 100644
--- a/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
+++ b/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
@@ -389,15 +389,19 @@
 
             this.deltaTime = elapsedMS * settings.TARGET_FPMS * this.speed;
 
+            // Cache a local reference, in-case ticker is destroyed
+            // during the emit, we can still check for head.next
+            const head = this._head;
+
             // Invoke listeners added to internal emitter
-            let listener = this._head.next;
+            let listener = head.next;
 
             while (listener)
             {
                 listener = listener.emit(this.deltaTime);
             }
 
-            if (!this._head.next)
+            if (!head.next)
             {
                 this._cancelIfNeeded();
             }

diff --git a/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js b/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
index f2a498a..40df138 100644
--- a/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
+++ b/src/core/ticker/Ticker.js
@@ -389,15 +389,19 @@
 
             this.deltaTime = elapsedMS * settings.TARGET_FPMS * this.speed;
 
+            // Cache a local reference, in-case ticker is destroyed
+            // during the emit, we can still check for head.next
+            const head = this._head;
+
             // Invoke listeners added to internal emitter
-            let listener = this._head.next;
+            let listener = head.next;
 
             while (listener)
             {
                 listener = listener.emit(this.deltaTime);
             }
 
-            if (!this._head.next)
+            if (!head.next)
             {
                 this._cancelIfNeeded();
             }
diff --git a/test/core/Ticker.js b/test/core/Ticker.js
index 776192e..188770f 100644
--- a/test/core/Ticker.js
+++ b/test/core/Ticker.js
@@ -299,4 +299,24 @@
 
         expect(this.length()).to.equal(length);
     });
+
+    it('should destroy on listener', function (done)
+    {
+        const ticker = new Ticker();
+        const listener2 = sinon.spy();
+        const listener = sinon.spy(() =>
+        {
+            ticker.destroy();
+            setTimeout(() =>
+            {
+                expect(listener2.called).to.be.false;
+                expect(listener.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                done();
+            }, 0);
+        });
+
+        ticker.add(listener);
+        ticker.add(listener2, null, PIXI.UPDATE_PRIORITY.LOW);
+        ticker.start();
+    });
 });