diff --git a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
index 58185120e..0c794a3ab 100644
--- a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
+++ b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct _StTextureCachePrivate
 
   /* Things that were loaded with a cache policy != NONE */
   GHashTable *keyed_cache; /* char * -> CoglTexture* */
+  GHashTable *keyed_surface_cache; /* char * -> cairo_surface_t* */
 
   /* Presently this is used to de-duplicate requests for GIcons and async URIs. */
   GHashTable *outstanding_requests; /* char * -> AsyncTextureLoadData * */
@@ -145,6 +146,10 @@ st_texture_cache_init (StTextureCache *self)
 
   self->priv->keyed_cache = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
                                                    g_free, cogl_object_unref);
+  self->priv->keyed_surface_cache = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash,
+                                                           g_str_equal,
+                                                           g_free,
+                                                           (GDestroyNotify) cairo_surface_destroy);
   self->priv->outstanding_requests = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
                                                             g_free, NULL);
   self->priv->file_monitors = g_hash_table_new_full (g_file_hash, (GEqualFunc) g_file_equal,
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ st_texture_cache_dispose (GObject *object)
     }
 
   g_clear_pointer (&self->priv->keyed_cache, g_hash_table_destroy);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->priv->keyed_surface_cache, g_hash_table_destroy);
   g_clear_pointer (&self->priv->outstanding_requests, g_hash_table_destroy);
   g_clear_pointer (&self->priv->file_monitors, g_hash_table_destroy);
 
@@ -988,7 +994,7 @@ file_changed_cb (GFileMonitor      *monitor,
   g_free (key);
 
   key = g_strdup_printf (CACHE_PREFIX_FILE_FOR_CAIRO "%u", file_hash);
-  g_hash_table_remove (cache->priv->keyed_cache, key);
+  g_hash_table_remove (cache->priv->keyed_surface_cache, key);
   g_free (key);
 
   g_signal_emit (cache, signals[TEXTURE_FILE_CHANGED], 0, file);
@@ -1309,7 +1315,7 @@ st_texture_cache_load_file_sync_to_cairo_surface (StTextureCache        *cache,
 
   key = g_strdup_printf (CACHE_PREFIX_FILE_FOR_CAIRO "%u", g_file_hash (file));
 
-  surface = g_hash_table_lookup (cache->priv->keyed_cache, key);
+  surface = g_hash_table_lookup (cache->priv->keyed_surface_cache, key);
 
   if (surface == NULL)
     {
@@ -1323,7 +1329,8 @@ st_texture_cache_load_file_sync_to_cairo_surface (StTextureCache        *cache,
       if (policy == ST_TEXTURE_CACHE_POLICY_FOREVER)
         {
           cairo_surface_reference (surface);
-          g_hash_table_insert (cache->priv->keyed_cache, g_strdup (key), surface);
+          g_hash_table_insert (cache->priv->keyed_surface_cache,
+                               g_strdup (key), surface);
         }
     }
   else