diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
index 5e1ad652..992a780f 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ namespace nana
 			~widget_base();
 
 			window handle() const override;
-		private:
-			void _m_notify_destroy() override final;
+		protected:
+			void _m_notify_destroy() override;
 		protected:
 			window handle_{ nullptr };
 		};
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ namespace nana
 		{
 			return *events_;
 		}
+
+		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
+		{
+			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
+			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
+		}
 	private:
 		DrawerTrigger trigger_;
 		std::shared_ptr<Events> events_;
@@ -281,6 +288,13 @@ namespace nana
 		{
 			return *events_;
 		}
+
+		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
+		{
+			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
+			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
+		}
 	private:
 		std::shared_ptr<Events> events_;
 		std::unique_ptr<scheme_type> scheme_;
@@ -415,6 +429,13 @@ namespace nana
 		{
 			return *events_;
 		}
+
+		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
+		{
+			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
+			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
+		}
 	private:
 		DrawerTrigger					trigger_;
 		std::shared_ptr<Events>			events_;
diff --git a/source/gui/detail/basic_window.cpp b/source/gui/detail/basic_window.cpp
index 525f5e57..715f7158 100644
--- a/source/gui/detail/basic_window.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/detail/basic_window.cpp
@@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ namespace nana
 
 			bool basic_window::set_events(const std::shared_ptr<general_events>& p)
 			{
-				if (annex.events_ptr)
-					return false;
 				annex.events_ptr = p;
 				return true;
 			}