diff --git a/src/@fuse/components/drawer/drawer.component.ts b/src/@fuse/components/drawer/drawer.component.ts
index d489dbc9..7b38e0a7 100644
--- a/src/@fuse/components/drawer/drawer.component.ts
+++ b/src/@fuse/components/drawer/drawer.component.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,13 @@ export class FuseDrawerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy
             animate('300ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1)', style({opacity: 1}))
         ]).create(this._overlay);
 
+        // Once the animation is done...
+        this._player.onDone(() => {
+
+            // Destroy the player
+            this._player.destroy();
+        });
+
         // Play the animation
         this._player.play();
 
@@ -373,6 +380,9 @@ export class FuseDrawerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy
         // Once the animation is done...
         this._player.onDone(() => {
 
+            // Destroy the player
+            this._player.destroy();
+
             // If the backdrop still exists...
             if ( this._overlay )
             {