diff --git a/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaContext.cs b/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaContext.cs
index 485713fa..79958f63 100644
--- a/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaContext.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaContext.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace OpenTK
             "/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/OpenGLES",
             AddImageFlags.ReturnOnError);
 
+        private IntPtr autoreleasePool;
+
         static CocoaContext()
         {
             Cocoa.Initialize();
@@ -117,6 +119,10 @@ namespace OpenTK
 
         private void CreateContext(GraphicsMode mode, CocoaWindowInfo cocoaWindow, IntPtr shareContextRef, int majorVersion, int minorVersion, bool fullscreen)
         {
+            // Create a new autorelease pool for allocations in this context (mach ports, etc)
+            autoreleasePool = Cocoa.SendIntPtr(Class.NSAutoreleasePool, Selector.Get("alloc"));
+            autoreleasePool = Cocoa.SendIntPtr(autoreleasePool, Selector.Get("init"));
+
             // Prepare attributes
             IntPtr pixelFormat = SelectPixelFormat(mode, majorVersion, minorVersion);
             if (pixelFormat == IntPtr.Zero)
@@ -352,6 +358,12 @@ namespace OpenTK
             Cocoa.SendVoid(Handle.Handle, Selector.Get("clearDrawable"));
             Cocoa.SendVoid(Handle.Handle, Selector.Get("release"));
 
+            // Drain the autorelease pool for the context, closing mach ports (if there is one)
+            if (autoreleasePool != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                Cocoa.SendVoid(autoreleasePool, Selector.Get("drain"));
+            }
+
             Handle = ContextHandle.Zero;
 
             IsDisposed = true;
diff --git a/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaNativeWindow.cs b/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaNativeWindow.cs
index 9dad0c9e..5ec5fe93 100644
--- a/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaNativeWindow.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTK/Platform/MacOS/CocoaNativeWindow.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.MacOS
         }
 
         private CocoaWindowInfo windowInfo;
-        private IntPtr autoreleasePool;
+
         private IntPtr windowClass;
         private IntPtr trackingArea;
         private IntPtr current_icon_handle;
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.MacOS
 
         public CocoaNativeWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height, string title, GraphicsMode mode, GameWindowFlags options, DisplayDevice device)
         {
-            // Create a new autorelease pool for allocations in this window (mach ports, etc)
-            autoreleasePool = Cocoa.SendIntPtr(Class.NSAutoreleasePool, Selector.Get("alloc"));
-            autoreleasePool = Cocoa.SendIntPtr(autoreleasePool, Selector.Get("init"));
-
             // Create callback methods. We need to store those,
             // otherwise the GC may collect them while they are
             // still active.
@@ -1288,9 +1284,6 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.MacOS
 
                 Debug.Print("[Mac] Disposing {0}", windowInfo);
                 windowInfo.Dispose();
-
-                // Drain the autorelease pool for the application, closing mach ports
-                Cocoa.SendVoid(autoreleasePool, Selector.Get("drain"));
             }
             else
             {