diff --git a/chafa/chafa-placement.c b/chafa/chafa-placement.c
index 0b27f75..5429aba 100644
--- a/chafa/chafa-placement.c
+++ b/chafa/chafa-placement.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ chafa_placement_unref (ChafaPlacement *placement)
 
     if (g_atomic_int_dec_and_test (&placement->refs))
     {
+        chafa_image_unref (placement->image);
         g_free (placement);
     }
 }