diff --git a/src/wayland/surface.rs b/src/wayland/surface.rs
index bd64e6d..bf8bc3d 100644
--- a/src/wayland/surface.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/surface.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ impl<T: Dispatch<WlBuffer, u32>
         self.scale = scale;
     }
 
+    pub fn release(&mut self, id: u32)
+    {
+        self.bufs[id as usize].release();
+    }
+
     pub fn hide(&mut self)
     {
         self.configured = false;