diff --git a/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js b/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
index d8ccb44..53c8576 100644
--- a/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
+++ b/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@
     {
         super.destroy(options);
 
+        this._texture.off('update', this._onTextureUpdate, this);
+
         this._anchor = null;
 
         const destroyTexture = typeof options === 'boolean' ? options : options && options.texture;

diff --git a/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js b/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
index d8ccb44..53c8576 100644
--- a/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
+++ b/packages/sprite/src/Sprite.js
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@
     {
         super.destroy(options);
 
+        this._texture.off('update', this._onTextureUpdate, this);
+
         this._anchor = null;
 
         const destroyTexture = typeof options === 'boolean' ? options : options && options.texture;
diff --git a/packages/sprite/test/Sprite.js b/packages/sprite/test/Sprite.js
index 9e9d5e7..75690ec 100755
--- a/packages/sprite/test/Sprite.js
+++ b/packages/sprite/test/Sprite.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 const { Container } = require('@pixi/display');
 const { Point } = require('@pixi/math');
 
+const path = require('path');
+
 describe('PIXI.Sprite', function ()
 {
     describe('width', function ()
@@ -125,4 +127,22 @@
             expect(sprite.containsPoint(point)).to.be.false;
         });
     });
+
+    describe('destroy', function ()
+    {
+        it('should destroy while BaseTexture is loading', function ()
+        {
+            const texture = Texture.from(path.resolve(__dirname, 'resources', 'building1.png'));
+            const sprite = new Sprite(texture);
+
+            expect(texture._eventsCount).to.equal(1);
+
+            sprite.destroy();
+
+            expect(texture._eventsCount).to.equal(0);
+
+            texture.emit('update', texture);
+            texture.destroy(true);
+        });
+    });
 });