diff --git a/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc b/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
index 65ca81c67750..aa335a92d516 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void WebWorkerObserver::ContextWillDestroy(v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
   node::FreeEnvironment(env);
   atom_bindings_.reset();
   node_bindings_.reset();
+  delete this;
 }
 
 }  // namespace atom