diff --git a/src/core/Application.js b/src/core/Application.js
index c48104a..ac72c84 100644
--- a/src/core/Application.js
+++ b/src/core/Application.js
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@
      */
     destroy(removeView)
     {
-        const oldTicker = this._ticker;
+        if (this._ticker)
+        {
+            const oldTicker = this._ticker;
 
-        this.ticker = null;
-
-        oldTicker.destroy();
+            this.ticker = null;
+            oldTicker.destroy();
+        }
 
         this.stage.destroy();
         this.stage = null;

diff --git a/src/core/Application.js b/src/core/Application.js
index c48104a..ac72c84 100644
--- a/src/core/Application.js
+++ b/src/core/Application.js
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@
      */
     destroy(removeView)
     {
-        const oldTicker = this._ticker;
+        if (this._ticker)
+        {
+            const oldTicker = this._ticker;
 
-        this.ticker = null;
-
-        oldTicker.destroy();
+            this.ticker = null;
+            oldTicker.destroy();
+        }
 
         this.stage.destroy();
         this.stage = null;
diff --git a/test/core/Application.js b/test/core/Application.js
index 2bcec82..902fe88 100644
--- a/test/core/Application.js
+++ b/test/core/Application.js
@@ -66,4 +66,66 @@
 
         app.destroy(true);
     });
+
+    describe('set ticker', function ()
+    {
+        before(function ()
+        {
+            this.app = new PIXI.Application();
+            /* remove default listener to prevent uncaught exception */
+            this.app._ticker.remove(this.app.render, this.app);
+        });
+
+        after(function ()
+        {
+            this.app.destroy(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign ticker object', function ()
+        {
+            const ticker = { add: sinon.spy() };
+            const _ticker = { remove: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = _ticker;
+            this.app.ticker = ticker;
+
+            expect(_ticker.remove).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.equal(ticker);
+            expect(ticker.add).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][2]).to.be.equal(PIXI.UPDATE_PRIORITY.LOW);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign ticker if no ticker', function ()
+        {
+            const ticker = { add: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = null;
+            this.app.ticker = ticker;
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.equal(ticker);
+            expect(ticker.add).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][2]).to.be.equal(PIXI.UPDATE_PRIORITY.LOW);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign null ticker', function ()
+        {
+            const _ticker = { remove: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = _ticker;
+            this.app.ticker = null;
+
+            expect(_ticker.remove).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.null;
+        });
+    });
 });