diff --git a/src/gmenu2x.cpp b/src/gmenu2x.cpp
index 7737ac4..2bc8a6d 100644
--- a/src/gmenu2x.cpp
+++ b/src/gmenu2x.cpp
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ void GMenu2X::initBG() {
 	drawTopBar(*bg);
 	drawBottomBar(*bg);
 
-	Surface *bgmain = new Surface(bg);
-	sc.add(bgmain,"bgmain");
+	Surface *bgmain = sc.add(bg, "bgmain");
 
 	Surface *sd = Surface::loadImage("imgs/sd.png", confStr["skin"]);
 	if (sd) sd->blit(*bgmain, 3, bottomBarIconY);
diff --git a/src/surfacecollection.cpp b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
index ef120c4..9c51626 100644
--- a/src/surfacecollection.cpp
+++ b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ bool SurfaceCollection::exists(const string &path) {
 	return surfaces.find(path) != surfaces.end();
 }
 
-Surface *SurfaceCollection::add(Surface *s, const string &path) {
+Surface *SurfaceCollection::add(Surface const& s, std::string const& path) {
 	if (exists(path)) del(path);
-	surfaces[path] = s;
-	return s;
+	Surface *copy = new Surface(s);
+	surfaces[path] = copy;
+	return copy;
 }
 
 Surface *SurfaceCollection::add(const string &path) {
diff --git a/src/surfacecollection.h b/src/surfacecollection.h
index 631125f..10165e1 100644
--- a/src/surfacecollection.h
+++ b/src/surfacecollection.h
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ public:
 	bool defaultAlpha = true;
 	void debug();
 
-	Surface *add(Surface *s, const std::string &path);
+	/**
+	 * Adds a copy of the given surface to this collection under the given
+	 * path. Returns the copy.
+	 */
+	Surface *add(Surface const& s, std::string const& path);
+
 	Surface *add(const std::string &path);
 	Surface *addSkinRes(const std::string &path, bool useDefault = true);
 	void     del(const std::string &path);