diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/session.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/session.cpp
index c81a0f4edb2..405f22ad67a 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/session.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/session.cpp
@@ -506,8 +506,13 @@ void BlenderSession::render_frame_finish()
   session->set_output_driver(nullptr);
   session->full_buffer_written_cb = function_null;
 
-  /* The display driver holds OpenGL resources which belong to an OpenGL context held by the render
-   * engine on Blender side. Force destruction of those resources. */
+  /* The display driver is the source of drawing context for both drawing and possible graphics
+   * interop objects in the path trace. Once the frame is finished the OpenGL context might be
+   * freed form Blender side. Need to ensure that all GPU resources are freed prior to that
+   * point.
+   * Ideally would only do this when OpenGL context is actually destroyed, but there is no way to
+   * know when this happens (at least in the code at the time when this comment was written).
+   * The penalty of re-creating resources on every frame is unlikely to be noticed. */
   display_driver_ = nullptr;
   session->set_display_driver(nullptr);
 
diff --git a/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.cpp b/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.cpp
index fd697836f52..d8ee1883a06 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,7 @@ PathTrace::PathTrace(Device *device,
 
 PathTrace::~PathTrace()
 {
-  /* Destroy any GPU resource which was used for graphics interop.
-   * Need to have access to the PathTraceDisplay as it is the only source of drawing context which
-   * is used for interop. */
-  if (display_) {
-    for (auto &&path_trace_work : path_trace_works_) {
-      path_trace_work->destroy_gpu_resources(display_.get());
-    }
-  }
+  destroy_gpu_resources();
 }
 
 void PathTrace::load_kernels()
@@ -572,6 +565,11 @@ void PathTrace::set_output_driver(unique_ptr<OutputDriver> driver)
 
 void PathTrace::set_display_driver(unique_ptr<DisplayDriver> driver)
 {
+  /* The display driver is the source of the drawing context which might be used by
+   * path trace works. Make sure there is no graphics interop using resources from
+   * the old display, as it might no longer be available after this call. */
+  destroy_gpu_resources();
+
   if (driver) {
     display_ = make_unique<PathTraceDisplay>(move(driver));
   }
@@ -1088,6 +1086,18 @@ bool PathTrace::has_denoised_result() const
   return render_state_.has_denoised_result;
 }
 
+void PathTrace::destroy_gpu_resources()
+{
+  /* Destroy any GPU resource which was used for graphics interop.
+   * Need to have access to the PathTraceDisplay as it is the only source of drawing context which
+   * is used for interop. */
+  if (display_) {
+    for (auto &&path_trace_work : path_trace_works_) {
+      path_trace_work->destroy_gpu_resources(display_.get());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Report generation.
  */
diff --git a/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.h b/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.h
index bb41c8c3210..7849d69b646 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/integrator/path_trace.h
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ class PathTrace {
 
   void progress_set_status(const string &status, const string &substatus = "");
 
+  /* Destroy GPU resources (such as graphics interop) used by work. */
+  void destroy_gpu_resources();
+
   /* Pointer to a device which is configured to be used for path tracing. If multiple devices
    * are configured this is a `MultiDevice`. */
   Device *device_ = nullptr;