diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
index dca10dff3d88c..4ccbb47891b38 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,55 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+static std::optional<GLuint> CreateGLHandle(const ProcTableGLES& gl,
+                                            HandleType type) {
+  GLuint handle = GL_NONE;
+  switch (type) {
+    case HandleType::kUnknown:
+      return std::nullopt;
+    case HandleType::kTexture:
+      gl.GenTextures(1u, &handle);
+      return handle;
+    case HandleType::kBuffer:
+      gl.GenBuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return handle;
+    case HandleType::kProgram:
+      return gl.CreateProgram();
+    case HandleType::kRenderBuffer:
+      gl.GenRenderbuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return handle;
+    case HandleType::kFrameBuffer:
+      gl.GenFramebuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return handle;
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+static bool CollectGLHandle(const ProcTableGLES& gl,
+                            HandleType type,
+                            GLuint handle) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case HandleType::kUnknown:
+      return false;
+    case HandleType::kTexture:
+      gl.DeleteTextures(1u, &handle);
+      return true;
+    case HandleType::kBuffer:
+      gl.DeleteBuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return true;
+    case HandleType::kProgram:
+      gl.DeleteProgram(handle);
+      return true;
+    case HandleType::kRenderBuffer:
+      gl.DeleteRenderbuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return true;
+    case HandleType::kFrameBuffer:
+      gl.DeleteFramebuffers(1u, &handle);
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 ReactorGLES::ReactorGLES(std::unique_ptr<ProcTableGLES> gl)
     : proc_table_(std::move(gl)) {
   if (!proc_table_ || !proc_table_->IsValid()) {
@@ -23,7 +72,17 @@ ReactorGLES::ReactorGLES(std::unique_ptr<ProcTableGLES> gl)
   is_valid_ = true;
 }
 
-ReactorGLES::~ReactorGLES() = default;
+ReactorGLES::~ReactorGLES() {
+  if (CanReactOnCurrentThread()) {
+    for (auto& handle : handles_) {
+      if (handle.second.name.has_value()) {
+        CollectGLHandle(*proc_table_, handle.first.type,
+                        handle.second.name.value());
+      }
+    }
+    proc_table_->Flush();
+  }
+}
 
 bool ReactorGLES::IsValid() const {
   return is_valid_;
@@ -99,55 +158,6 @@ bool ReactorGLES::RegisterCleanupCallback(const HandleGLES& handle,
   return false;
 }
 
-static std::optional<GLuint> CreateGLHandle(const ProcTableGLES& gl,
-                                            HandleType type) {
-  GLuint handle = GL_NONE;
-  switch (type) {
-    case HandleType::kUnknown:
-      return std::nullopt;
-    case HandleType::kTexture:
-      gl.GenTextures(1u, &handle);
-      return handle;
-    case HandleType::kBuffer:
-      gl.GenBuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return handle;
-    case HandleType::kProgram:
-      return gl.CreateProgram();
-    case HandleType::kRenderBuffer:
-      gl.GenRenderbuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return handle;
-    case HandleType::kFrameBuffer:
-      gl.GenFramebuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return handle;
-  }
-  return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-static bool CollectGLHandle(const ProcTableGLES& gl,
-                            HandleType type,
-                            GLuint handle) {
-  switch (type) {
-    case HandleType::kUnknown:
-      return false;
-    case HandleType::kTexture:
-      gl.DeleteTextures(1u, &handle);
-      return true;
-    case HandleType::kBuffer:
-      gl.DeleteBuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return true;
-    case HandleType::kProgram:
-      gl.DeleteProgram(handle);
-      return true;
-    case HandleType::kRenderBuffer:
-      gl.DeleteRenderbuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return true;
-    case HandleType::kFrameBuffer:
-      gl.DeleteFramebuffers(1u, &handle);
-      return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 HandleGLES ReactorGLES::CreateHandle(HandleType type, GLuint external_handle) {
   if (type == HandleType::kUnknown) {
     return HandleGLES::DeadHandle();
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/mock_gles.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/mock_gles.cc
index d000dad400947..7a8399cede36c 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/mock_gles.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/mock_gles.cc
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ void mockDeleteQueriesEXT(GLsizei size, const GLuint* queries) {
   RecordGLCall("glDeleteQueriesEXT");
 }
 
+void mockDeleteTextures(GLsizei size, const GLuint* queries) {
+  RecordGLCall("glDeleteTextures");
+}
+
 static_assert(CheckSameSignature<decltype(mockDeleteQueriesEXT),  //
                                  decltype(glDeleteQueriesEXT)>::value);
 
@@ -198,6 +202,8 @@ const ProcTableGLES::Resolver kMockResolverGLES = [](const char* name) {
     return reinterpret_cast<void*>(&mockEndQueryEXT);
   } else if (strcmp(name, "glDeleteQueriesEXT") == 0) {
     return reinterpret_cast<void*>(&mockDeleteQueriesEXT);
+  } else if (strcmp(name, "glDeleteTextures") == 0) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<void*>(&mockDeleteTextures);
   } else if (strcmp(name, "glGetQueryObjectui64vEXT") == 0) {
     return reinterpret_cast<void*>(mockGetQueryObjectui64vEXT);
   } else if (strcmp(name, "glGetQueryObjectuivEXT") == 0) {
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
index 97f15c4a5df5f..efa7b576be82b 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
@@ -43,5 +43,22 @@ TEST(ReactorGLES, CanAttachCleanupCallbacksToHandles) {
   EXPECT_EQ(value, 1);
 }
 
+TEST(ReactorGLES, DeletesHandlesDuringShutdown) {
+  auto mock_gles = MockGLES::Init();
+  ProcTableGLES::Resolver resolver = kMockResolverGLES;
+  auto proc_table = std::make_unique<ProcTableGLES>(resolver);
+  auto worker = std::make_shared<TestWorker>();
+  auto reactor = std::make_shared<ReactorGLES>(std::move(proc_table));
+  reactor->AddWorker(worker);
+
+  reactor->CreateHandle(HandleType::kTexture, 123);
+
+  reactor.reset();
+
+  auto calls = mock_gles->GetCapturedCalls();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(std::find(calls.begin(), calls.end(), "glDeleteTextures") !=
+              calls.end());
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace impeller