diff --git a/examples/destroy/index.html b/examples/destroy/index.html
index f3e48ca2..7c6167ae 100644
--- a/examples/destroy/index.html
+++ b/examples/destroy/index.html
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 
 
         document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+            // spacebar
             if (e.keyCode === 32) {
                 if (app) {
                     app.destroy();
diff --git a/src/tree/Stage.mjs b/src/tree/Stage.mjs
index 7925ffc5..656f58f5 100644
--- a/src/tree/Stage.mjs
+++ b/src/tree/Stage.mjs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default class Stage extends EventEmitter {
 
         try {
             return !!window.WebGLRenderingContext;
-        } catch(e) {
+        } catch (e) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export default class Stage extends EventEmitter {
         opt('memoryPressure', 24e6);
         opt('bufferMemory', 2e6);
         opt('textRenderIssueMargin', 0);
-        opt('fontSharp',{precision:0.6666666667, fontSize: 24})
+        opt('fontSharp', { precision: 0.6666666667, fontSize: 24 })
         opt('clearColor', [0, 0, 0, 0]);
         opt('defaultFontFace', 'sans-serif');
         opt('fixedDt', 0);
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ export default class Stage extends EventEmitter {
         this.textureManager.destroy();
         this._renderer.destroy();
 
+        // clear last rendered frame
+        if (this.gl) {
+            this.gl.clearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+            this.gl.clear(this.gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        } else if (this.c2d) {
+            this.c2d.clearRect(
+                0, 0, this.c2d.canvas.width, this.c2d.canvas.height
+            );
+        }
+
         this.gl = null;
         this.c2d = null;
         this.ctx = null;
@@ -510,10 +520,10 @@ export default class Stage extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
-    getChildrenByPosition(x, y){
+    getChildrenByPosition(x, y) {
         const children = [];
         this.root.core.update();
-        this.root.core.collectAtCoord(x,y,children);
+        this.root.core.collectAtCoord(x, y, children);
 
         return children;
     }