diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index 86b87c16cb..34dbcf0089 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ bool wxAppConsoleBase::ProcessIdle()
     wxLog::FlushActive();
 #endif
 
+    // Garbage collect all objects previously scheduled for destruction.
+    DeletePendingObjects();
+
     return event.MoreRequested();
 }
 
@@ -509,9 +512,6 @@ void wxAppConsoleBase::ProcessPendingEvents()
 
         wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT(m_handlersWithPendingEventsLocker);
     }
-
-    // Garbage collect all objects previously scheduled for destruction.
-    DeletePendingObjects();
 }
 
 void wxAppConsoleBase::DeletePendingEvents()
diff --git a/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp b/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
index 300a1885d1..aa1aca9cbc 100644
--- a/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int wxEventLoopManual::Run()
 
                 // generate and process idle events for as long as we don't
                 // have anything else to do
-                while ( !Pending() && ProcessIdle() )
+                while ( !Pending() && ProcessIdle() && !m_shouldExit )
                     ;
 
                 // if the "should exit" flag is set, the loop should terminate