diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index dad38fb..23f9e37 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@
     {
         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/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index dad38fb..23f9e37 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@
     {
         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/test/core/Sprite.js b/test/core/Sprite.js
index c9bc4cb..a3d94a0 100755
--- a/test/core/Sprite.js
+++ b/test/core/Sprite.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const path = require('path');
+
 describe('PIXI.Sprite', function ()
 {
     describe('width', function ()
@@ -122,4 +124,22 @@
             expect(sprite.containsPoint(point)).to.be.false;
         });
     });
+
+    describe('destroy', function ()
+    {
+        it('should destroy while BaseTexture is loading', function ()
+        {
+            const texture = PIXI.Texture.from(path.resolve(__dirname, 'resources', 'building1.png'));
+            const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
+
+            expect(texture._eventsCount).to.equal(1);
+
+            sprite.destroy();
+
+            expect(texture._eventsCount).to.equal(0);
+
+            texture.emit('update', texture);
+            texture.destroy(true);
+        });
+    });
 });