diff --git a/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.cxx b/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.cxx
index 6851d4c00e..694913a568 100644
--- a/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ mutex AudioManager::_manager_mutex;
 bool* AudioManager::_quit = (bool*)0L;
 thread* AudioManager::_spawned = (thread*)0L;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AudioManager::destructor
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: delete the AudioManager singleton
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AudioManager::~AudioManager(void) {
+  shutdown();
+  _global_ptr = (AudioManager*)0L;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AudioManager::set_update_func
 //       Access: Public, Static
diff --git a/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.h b/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.h
index 3b596c9b0d..c2c10a35e6 100644
--- a/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.h
+++ b/panda/src/audio/audio_manager.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ private:
   static bool* _quit;
   static thread* _spawned;
 public:
+  virtual ~AudioManager(void);
+
   static void set_update_func(UpdateFunc*);
   static void set_shutdown_func(ShutdownFunc*);