diff --git a/include/osg/FrameBufferObject b/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
index bd31859ea..c84226ec0 100644
--- a/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
+++ b/include/osg/FrameBufferObject
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ namespace osg
 
         static int getMaxSamples(unsigned int contextID, const FBOExtensions *ext);
 
+        /** Resize any per context GLObject buffers to specified size. */
+        virtual void resizeGLObjectBuffers(unsigned int maxSize);
+
+        /** If State is non-zero, this function releases any associated OpenGL objects for
+           * the specified graphics context. Otherwise, releases OpenGL objexts
+           * for all graphics contexts. */
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* = 0) const;
+
     protected:
         virtual ~RenderBuffer();
         RenderBuffer &operator=(const RenderBuffer &) { return *this; }
@@ -451,6 +459,14 @@ namespace osg
           * in the OpenGL context related to contextID.*/
         static void discardDeletedFrameBufferObjects(unsigned int contextID);
 
+        /** Resize any per context GLObject buffers to specified size. */
+        virtual void resizeGLObjectBuffers(unsigned int maxSize);
+
+        /** If State is non-zero, this function releases any associated OpenGL objects for
+           * the specified graphics context. Otherwise, releases OpenGL objexts
+           * for all graphics contexts. */
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* = 0) const;
+
     protected:
         virtual ~FrameBufferObject();
         FrameBufferObject& operator = (const FrameBufferObject&) { return *this; }
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderBin b/include/osgUtil/RenderBin
index 5364afbd6..5d6181d6d 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderBin
+++ b/include/osgUtil/RenderBin
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderBin : public osg::Object
 
         void copyLeavesFromStateGraphListToRenderLeafList();
 
+        /** If State is non-zero, this function releases any associated OpenGL objects for
+           * the specified graphics context. Otherwise, releases OpenGL objexts
+           * for all graphics contexts. */
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state= 0) const;
+
     protected:
 
         virtual ~RenderBin();
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
index f356c4814..2fd86c61a 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
+++ b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
@@ -253,7 +253,12 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStage : public RenderBin
         /** clear the references to any dependent cameras.*/
         void clearReferencesToDependentCameras();
 
-    protected:
+        /** If State is non-zero, this function releases any associated OpenGL objects for
+           * the specified graphics context. Otherwise, releases OpenGL objexts
+           * for all graphics contexts. */
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state= 0) const;
+
+protected:
 
         virtual ~RenderStage();
 
diff --git a/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp b/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
index e50c158b1..5604e5327 100644
--- a/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/FrameBufferObject.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,36 @@ GLuint RenderBuffer::getObjectID(unsigned int contextID, const FBOExtensions *ex
     return objectID;
 }
 
+void RenderBuffer::resizeGLObjectBuffers(unsigned int maxSize)
+{
+    _objectID.resize(maxSize);
+    _dirty.resize(maxSize);
+}
+
+void RenderBuffer::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
+{
+    if (state)
+    {
+        unsigned int contextID = state->getContextID();
+        if (_objectID[contextID])
+        {
+            deleteRenderBuffer(contextID, _objectID[contextID]);
+            _objectID[contextID] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for(unsigned i=0; i<_objectID.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            if (_objectID[i])
+            {
+                deleteRenderBuffer(i, _objectID[i]);
+                _objectID[i] = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************
  * FrameBufferAttachment
  **************************************************************************/
@@ -748,6 +778,37 @@ FrameBufferObject::~FrameBufferObject()
     }
 }
 
+void FrameBufferObject::resizeGLObjectBuffers(unsigned int maxSize)
+{
+    _fboID.resize(maxSize);
+    _unsupported.resize(maxSize);
+    _fboID.resize(maxSize);
+}
+
+void FrameBufferObject::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
+{
+    if (state)
+    {
+        unsigned int contextID = state->getContextID();
+        if (_fboID[contextID])
+        {
+            deleteFrameBufferObject(contextID, _fboID[contextID]);
+            _fboID[contextID] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for(unsigned int i=0; i<_fboID.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            if (_fboID[i])
+            {
+                deleteFrameBufferObject(i, _fboID[i]);
+                _fboID[i] = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void FrameBufferObject::setAttachment(BufferComponent attachment_point, const FrameBufferAttachment &attachment)
 {
     _attachments[attachment_point] = attachment;
diff --git a/src/osg/GLObjects.cpp b/src/osg/GLObjects.cpp
index c230970ee..2090e8a23 100644
--- a/src/osg/GLObjects.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GLObjects.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ void osg::flushDeletedGLObjects(unsigned int contextID, double currentTime, doub
 
     osg::GLBufferObject::flushDeletedBufferObjects(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
     osg::FrameBufferObject::flushDeletedFrameBufferObjects(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
-    osg::Program::flushDeletedGlPrograms(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
     osg::RenderBuffer::flushDeletedRenderBuffers(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
+    osg::Program::flushDeletedGlPrograms(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
     osg::Shader::flushDeletedGlShaders(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
     osg::Texture::flushDeletedTextureObjects(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
     osg::OcclusionQueryNode::flushDeletedQueryObjects(contextID,currentTime,availableTime);
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
index 28ccedce2..b972aeed7 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
@@ -1285,6 +1285,30 @@ class RenderStageCache : public osg::Object
         
         typedef std::map<CullVisitor*, osg::ref_ptr<RenderStage> > RenderStageMap;
         
+        /** Resize any per context GLObject buffers to specified size. */
+        virtual void resizeGLObjectBuffers(unsigned int maxSize)
+        {
+            for(RenderStageMap::const_iterator itr = _renderStageMap.begin();
+                itr != _renderStageMap.end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                itr->second->resizeGLObjectBuffers(maxSize);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** If State is non-zero, this function releases any associated OpenGL objects for
+           * the specified graphics context. Otherwise, releases OpenGL objexts
+           * for all graphics contexts. */
+        virtual void releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state= 0) const
+        {
+            for(RenderStageMap::const_iterator itr = _renderStageMap.begin();
+                itr != _renderStageMap.end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                itr->second->releaseGLObjects(state);
+            }
+        }
+
         OpenThreads::Mutex  _mutex;
         RenderStageMap      _renderStageMap;
 };
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
index 24380b2c9..bdd3d2047 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
@@ -648,3 +648,16 @@ unsigned int RenderBin::computeNumberOfDynamicRenderLeaves() const
     
     return count;
 }
+
+
+void RenderBin::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
+{
+    if (_stateset) _stateset->releaseGLObjects(state);
+
+    for(RenderBinList::const_iterator itr = _bins.begin();
+        itr != _bins.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        itr->second->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
index 642b77deb..dffd83aa5 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
@@ -1494,3 +1494,35 @@ void RenderStage::clearReferencesToDependentCameras()
 
     _dependentCameras.clear();
 }
+
+void RenderStage::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
+{
+    RenderBin::releaseGLObjects(state);
+
+    for(RenderStageList::const_iterator itr = _preRenderList.begin();
+        itr != _preRenderList.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        itr->second->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    }
+
+    for(RenderStageList::const_iterator itr = _postRenderList.begin();
+        itr != _postRenderList.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        itr->second->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    }
+
+    for(Cameras::const_iterator itr = _dependentCameras.begin();
+        itr != _dependentCameras.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        (*itr)->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    }
+
+    if (_texture.valid()) _texture->releaseGLObjects(state);
+
+    if (_fbo.valid()) _fbo->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    if (_resolveFbo.valid()) _resolveFbo->releaseGLObjects(state);
+    if (_graphicsContext.valid())  _graphicsContext->releaseGLObjects(state);
+}