diff --git a/js/ui/osdWindow.js b/js/ui/osdWindow.js
index fb6587be0..d7077a063 100644
--- a/js/ui/osdWindow.js
+++ b/js/ui/osdWindow.js
@@ -118,15 +118,30 @@ var OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
         this._hideTimeoutId = 0;
         this._reset();
 
-        Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed',
-                                   this._relayout.bind(this));
+        this.actor.connect('destroy', this._onDestroy.bind(this));
+
+        this._monitorsChangedId =
+            Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed',
+                                       this._relayout.bind(this));
         let themeContext = St.ThemeContext.get_for_stage(global.stage);
-        themeContext.connect('notify::scale-factor',
-                             this._relayout.bind(this));
+        this._scaleChangedId =
+            themeContext.connect('notify::scale-factor',
+                                 this._relayout.bind(this));
         this._relayout();
         Main.uiGroup.add_child(this.actor);
     },
 
+    _onDestroy() {
+        if (this._monitorsChangedId)
+            Main.layoutManager.disconnect(this._monitorsChangedId);
+        this._monitorsChangedId = 0;
+
+        let themeContext = St.ThemeContext.get_for_stage(global.stage);
+        if (this._scaleChangedId)
+            themeContext.disconnect(this._scaleChangedId);
+        this._scaleChangedId = 0;
+    },
+
     setIcon(icon) {
         this._icon.gicon = icon;
     },