diff --git a/src/ncurses_def.cpp b/src/ncurses_def.cpp
index 415693fa9b715..45d6abbeeebb8 100644
--- a/src/ncurses_def.cpp
+++ b/src/ncurses_def.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void catacurses::erase()
 
 void catacurses::endwin()
 {
+    ui_manager::reset();
     return curses_check_result( ::endwin(), OK, "endwin" );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sdltiles.cpp b/src/sdltiles.cpp
index ba782827c9ed9..34cc14549eace 100644
--- a/src/sdltiles.cpp
+++ b/src/sdltiles.cpp
@@ -3771,6 +3771,7 @@ void catacurses::endwin()
     font.reset();
     map_font.reset();
     overmap_font.reset();
+    ui_manager::reset();
     WinDestroy();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui_manager.cpp b/src/ui_manager.cpp
index 7ee3747691435..44ef80b42315f 100644
--- a/src/ui_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_manager.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ ui_adaptor::ui_adaptor( ui_adaptor::debug_message_ui ) : is_imgui( false ),
 
 ui_adaptor::~ui_adaptor()
 {
+    if( is_shutting_down ) {
+        return;
+    }
     if( is_debug_message_ui ) {
         cata_assert( showing_debug_message );
         showing_debug_message = false;
@@ -306,6 +309,11 @@ void ui_adaptor::reset()
     position( point_zero, point_zero );
 }
 
+void ui_adaptor::shutdown()
+{
+    is_shutting_down = true;
+}
+
 void ui_adaptor::invalidate( const rectangle<point> &rect, const bool reenable_uis_below )
 {
     if( rect.p_min.x >= rect.p_max.x || rect.p_min.y >= rect.p_max.y ) {
@@ -523,4 +531,11 @@ void invalidate_all_ui_adaptors()
         adaptor.invalidate_ui();
     }
 }
+
+void reset()
+{
+    for( ui_adaptor &adaptor : ui_stack ) {
+        adaptor.shutdown();
+    }
+}
 } // namespace ui_manager
diff --git a/src/ui_manager.h b/src/ui_manager.h
index 1c117fe937bca..6f732905dabe2 100644
--- a/src/ui_manager.h
+++ b/src/ui_manager.h
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ class ui_adaptor
          **/
         void reset();
 
+        void shutdown();
+
         /* See the `ui_manager` namespace */
         static void invalidate( const rectangle<point> &rect, bool reenable_uis_below );
         static bool has_imgui();
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class ui_adaptor
 
         bool disabling_uis_below;
         bool is_debug_message_ui;
+        bool is_shutting_down = false;
 
         mutable bool invalidated;
         mutable bool deferred_resize;
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ void redraw_invalidated();
  **/
 void screen_resized();
 void invalidate_all_ui_adaptors();
+void reset();
 } // namespace ui_manager
 
 #endif // CATA_SRC_UI_MANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/wincurse.cpp b/src/wincurse.cpp
index 35722ee0cf33c..2d936deceee35 100644
--- a/src/wincurse.cpp
+++ b/src/wincurse.cpp
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ std::optional<tripoint> input_context::get_coordinates( const catacurses::window
 // Ends the terminal, destroy everything
 void catacurses::endwin()
 {
+    ui_manager::reset();
     DeleteObject( font );
     WinDestroy();
     // Unload it