diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 202221fb15..eb16ddbf1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ By @cwfitzgerald in [#3610](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3610).
 - Validate before extracting texture selectors. By @teoxoy in [#3487](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3487)
 - Fix fatal errors (those which panic even if an error handler is set) not including all of the details. By @kpreid in [#3563](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3563)
 - Validate shader location clashes. By @emilk in [#3613](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3613)
+- Fix surfaces not being dropped until exit. By @benjaminschaaf in [#3647](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3647)
 
 #### Vulkan
 
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/hub.rs b/wgpu-core/src/hub.rs
index 655a47ad18..d3f089f2f7 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/hub.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/hub.rs
@@ -1035,6 +1035,20 @@ impl<A: HalApi, F: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Hub<A, F> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn surface_unconfigure(
+        &self,
+        device_id: id::Valid<id::DeviceId>,
+        surface: &mut HalSurface<A>,
+    ) {
+        use hal::Surface as _;
+
+        let devices = self.devices.data.read();
+        let device = &devices[device_id];
+        unsafe {
+            surface.raw.unconfigure(&device.raw);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn generate_report(&self) -> HubReport {
         HubReport {
             adapters: self.adapters.data.read().generate_report(),
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
index d987f45edc..5fd55bfb48 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -627,7 +627,34 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
         profiling::scope!("Surface::drop");
         let mut token = Token::root();
         let (surface, _) = self.surfaces.unregister(id, &mut token);
-        self.instance.destroy_surface(surface.unwrap());
+        let mut surface = surface.unwrap();
+
+        fn unconfigure<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory, A: HalApi>(
+            global: &Global<G>,
+            surface: &mut HalSurface<A>,
+            present: &Presentation,
+        ) {
+            let hub = HalApi::hub(global);
+            hub.surface_unconfigure(present.device_id.value, surface);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(present) = surface.presentation.take() {
+            match present.backend() {
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "vulkan", not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
+                Backend::Vulkan => unconfigure(self, surface.vulkan.as_mut().unwrap(), &present),
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "metal", any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios")))]
+                Backend::Metal => unconfigure(self, surface.metal.as_mut().unwrap(), &present),
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "dx12", windows))]
+                Backend::Dx12 => unconfigure(self, surface.dx12.as_mut().unwrap(), &present),
+                #[cfg(all(feature = "dx11", windows))]
+                Backend::Dx11 => unconfigure(self, surface.dx11.as_mut().unwrap(), &present),
+                #[cfg(feature = "gles")]
+                Backend::Gl => unconfigure(self, surface.gl.as_mut().unwrap(), &present),
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.instance.destroy_surface(surface);
     }
 
     fn enumerate<A: HalApi>(
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
index e3f6bbc6c5..028bdaebe9 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
@@ -1549,9 +1549,8 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
         (id, ())
     }
 
-    fn surface_drop(&self, _surface: &Self::SurfaceId, _surface_data: &Self::SurfaceData) {
-        //TODO: swapchain needs to hold the surface alive
-        //self.0.surface_drop(*surface)
+    fn surface_drop(&self, surface: &Self::SurfaceId, _surface_data: &Self::SurfaceData) {
+        self.0.surface_drop(*surface)
     }
 
     fn adapter_drop(&self, adapter: &Self::AdapterId, _adapter_data: &Self::AdapterData) {