diff --git a/kitty/graphics.c b/kitty/graphics.c
index a2af6ab21..3c73531a6 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.c
+++ b/kitty/graphics.c
@@ -56,9 +56,17 @@ free_load_data(LoadData *ld) {
     ld->fd = -1; 
 }
 
+static inline void
+free_image(Image *img) {
+    img->data_loaded = false;
+    // TODO: free the texture if texture_id is not zero
+    img->texture_id = 0;  
+    free_load_data(&(img->load_data));
+}
+
 GraphicsManager*
 grman_free(GraphicsManager* self) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < self->image_count; i++) free_load_data(&(self->images[i].load_data));
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < self->image_count; i++) free_image(self->images + i);
     free(self->images);
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
     return NULL;
@@ -101,12 +109,6 @@ remove_from_array(void *array, size_t item_size, size_t idx, size_t array_count)
     memset(p + (item_size * (array_count - 1)), 0, item_size);
 }
 
-static inline void
-free_image(Image *img) {
-    img->data_loaded = false;
-    free_load_data(&(img->load_data));
-}
-
 static inline void
 remove_images(GraphicsManager *self, bool(*predicate)(Image*)) {
     for (size_t i = self->image_count; i-- > 0;) {
diff --git a/kitty/graphics.h b/kitty/graphics.h
index 9ca408896..64446c1be 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.h
+++ b/kitty/graphics.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } LoadData;
 
 typedef struct {
-    uint32_t gl_id, client_id, width, height;
+    uint32_t texture_id, client_id, width, height;
     size_t internal_id, refcnt;
 
     bool data_loaded;