diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
index ef3174e00f..d0cad8288b 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
@@ -2979,6 +2979,8 @@ _elm_win_img_callbacks_del(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *imgobj)
 EOLIAN static void
 _efl_ui_win_efl_canvas_group_group_del(Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Win_Data *sd)
 {
+   efl_event_freeze(sd->evas);
+
    if ((sd->modal) && (evas_object_visible_get(obj)))
      _elm_win_modality_decrement(sd);