diff --git a/tests/test_evtlog.py b/tests/test_evtlog.py
index 9dcd510..c0128df 100644
--- a/tests/test_evtlog.py
+++ b/tests/test_evtlog.py
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ def test_evthandle_close():
     memory_usage_in_mo = (post_usage - start_usage) / 1024 / 1024
     assert memory_usage_in_mo <= 0.5
 
+def test_evtrender_evthandle_close():
+    start_usage = windows.current_process.memory_info.PrivateUsage
+    chan = windows.system.event_log["System"]
+    query = chan.query()
+    evt = next(query)
+    for i in range(0x10000):
+        x = evt.opcode
+    post_usage = windows.current_process.memory_info.PrivateUsage
+    memory_usage_in_mo = (post_usage - start_usage) / 1024 / 1024
+    # Use ~20MO if render are leaking
+    assert memory_usage_in_mo <= 0.5
+
 tscheduler = windows.system.task_scheduler
 troot = tscheduler.root
 
diff --git a/windows/winobject/event_log.py b/windows/winobject/event_log.py
index 267273d..7072264 100644
--- a/windows/winobject/event_log.py
+++ b/windows/winobject/event_log.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from windows.pycompat import int_types, basestring
 
 # Helpers
 
+
 @contextmanager
 def ClosingEvtHandle(handle):
     try:
@@ -183,17 +184,20 @@ class EvtEvent(EvtHandle):
         # Each value wil return 1 node :)
         ctx = windows.winproxy.EvtCreateRenderContext(nbelt, pwstr_rarray, gdef.EvtRenderContextValues)
         result = self.render(ctx, gdef.EvtRenderEventValues)
+        windows.winproxy.EvtClose(ctx)
         return [r.value for r in result]
 
     def system_values(self): # POC: use this for all @property based on system data ?
         ctx = windows.winproxy.EvtCreateRenderContext(0, None, gdef.EvtRenderContextSystem)
         result = self.render(ctx, gdef.EvtRenderEventValues)
+        windows.winproxy.EvtClose(ctx)
         return [r.value for r in result]
 
     def event_values(self):
         """The values of the event in a list"""
         ctx = windows.winproxy.EvtCreateRenderContext(0, None, gdef.EvtRenderContextUser)
         result = self.render(ctx, gdef.EvtRenderEventValues)
+        windows.winproxy.EvtClose(ctx)
         return [r.value for r in result]
 
     def get_raw_values(self, values, flags=gdef.EvtRenderContextValues):
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ class EvtEvent(EvtHandle):
         # Each value will return 1 node :)
         ctx = windows.winproxy.EvtCreateRenderContext(nbelt, pwstr_rarray, gdef.EvtRenderContextValues)
         result = self.render(ctx, gdef.EvtRenderEventValues)
+        windows.winproxy.EvtClose(ctx)
         return list(result)