diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_callbacks.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_callbacks.c
index 9bc736670b..e126d8d7f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_callbacks.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_callbacks.c
@@ -724,3 +724,9 @@ evas_object_callback_init(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data
 {
    efl_event_callback_array_add(eo_obj, event_catcher_watch(), obj);
 }
+
+void
+evas_object_callback_shutdown(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj)
+{
+   efl_event_callback_array_del(eo_obj, event_catcher_watch(), obj);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index 0c64bf08df..adae7d5e74 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ evas_object_free(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Eina_Bool clean_layer)
 
    int was_smart_child = 0;
 
+   evas_object_callback_shutdown(eo_obj, obj);
    if (efl_isa(eo_obj, EFL_CANVAS_IMAGE_INTERNAL_CLASS))
      _evas_object_image_free(eo_obj);
    evas_object_map_set(eo_obj, NULL);
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
index 69e976c590..98d0c16d21 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@ void evas_object_clip_across_clippees_check(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object_Protec
 void evas_object_mapped_clip_across_mark(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *pd);
 void evas_event_callback_call(Evas *e, Evas_Callback_Type type, void *event_info);
 void evas_object_callback_init(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
+void evas_object_callback_shutdown(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
 void evas_object_event_callback_call(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *pd, Evas_Callback_Type type, void *event_info, int event_id, const Efl_Event_Description *efl_event_desc);
 Eina_List *evas_event_objects_event_list(Evas *e, Evas_Object *stop, int x, int y);
 int evas_mem_free(int mem_required);