diff --git a/examples/dockmanager/package/fdockbook.pas b/examples/dockmanager/package/fdockbook.pas
index 68eab485a7..768f595453 100644
--- a/examples/dockmanager/package/fdockbook.pas
+++ b/examples/dockmanager/package/fdockbook.pas
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ type
     constructor Create(TheOwner: TComponent); override;
   end;
 
+  { TEasyDockBook }
+
   TEasyDockBook = class(TForm)
     pnlDock: TPanel;
     procedure FormClose(Sender: TObject; var CloseAction: TCloseAction);
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ begin
 {$ELSE}
   //not required?
 {$ENDIF}
+  DebugLn(['TEasyDockBook.FormClose ',DbgSName(Self),' ',dbgs(Pointer(Self))]);
   CloseAction := caFree;
 end;
 
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ begin
     Client.Visible := True; //make hidden page control visible
   end;
   Tabs.ButtonList.Delete(i);
-  btn.Free; //seems to work
+  Application.ReleaseComponent(btn);
 //special handle remove of current and last tab
 {$IFDEF new}
   //if not StayDocked and (Tabs.ButtonCount = 1) then begin
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ begin
     {$ELSE}
       CurTab.Control.ManualDock(HostDockSite, self, alLeft);
     {$ENDIF}
-      PostMessage(Self.Handle, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
+      Release;
     end else begin
     end;
   end else
@@ -267,12 +270,7 @@ begin
       //DoUnDock(nil, nil);
       //Dock(nil);
     end;
-    //Release;  //Close;
-  {$IFDEF WIN32}
-    PostMessage(Self.Handle, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
-  {$ELSE}
-    //how to close from within an event handler?
-  {$ENDIF}
+    Release;
   end;
 //update the host dock site and its DockManager
   if HostDockSite <> nil then begin
diff --git a/lcl/forms.pp b/lcl/forms.pp
index 9e8c15a6cf..f3cc4d3c79 100644
--- a/lcl/forms.pp
+++ b/lcl/forms.pp
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ type
     FApplicationType: TApplicationType;
     FCaptureExceptions: boolean;
     FComponentsToRelease: TAvgLvlTree;
+    FComponentsReleasing: TAvgLvlTree;
     FCreatingForm: TForm;// currently created form (CreateForm), candidate for MainForm
     FFindGlobalComponentEnabled: boolean;
     FFlags: TApplicationFlags;
diff --git a/lcl/include/application.inc b/lcl/include/application.inc
index 91ed0fc89d..3c0d531c93 100644
--- a/lcl/include/application.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/application.inc
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ begin
       FHintTimer:=nil;
     if FComponentsToRelease<>nil then
       FComponentsToRelease.Remove(AComponent);
+    if FComponentsReleasing<>nil then
+      FComponentsReleasing.Remove(AComponent);
     if AComponent = MainForm then begin
       FMainForm:= nil;
       Terminate;
@@ -2043,43 +2045,47 @@ end;
 
 procedure TApplication.ReleaseComponents;
 var
-  List: TFPList;
-  Node: TAvgLvlTreeNode;
   Component: TComponent;
-  i: Integer;
+  Node: TAvgLvlTreeNode;
 begin
-  if FComponentsToRelease<>nil then begin
+  if FComponentsReleasing<>nil then exit; // currently releasing
+  if (FComponentsToRelease<>nil) then begin
+    if FComponentsToRelease.Count=0 then begin
+      FreeAndNil(FComponentsToRelease);
+      exit;
+    end;
     // free components
     // Notes:
     //   - check TLCLComponent.LCLRefCount=0
     //   - during freeing new components can be added to the FComponentsToRelease
-    List:=nil;
+    //   - components can be removed from FComponentsToRelease and FComponentsReleasing
+    FComponentsReleasing:=FComponentsToRelease;
+    FComponentsToRelease:=nil;
     try
-      // collect all components that can be freed
-      Node:=FComponentsToRelease.FindLowest;
-      while Node<>nil do begin
+      while (FComponentsReleasing<>nil) and (FComponentsReleasing.Count>0) do
+      begin
+        Node:=FComponentsReleasing.FindLowest;
         Component:=TComponent(Node.Data);
-        if (not (Component is TLCLComponent))
-        or (TLCLComponent(Component).LCLRefCount=0) then begin
-          if List=nil then
-            List:=TFPList.Create;
-          List.Add(Component);
-        end;
-        Node:=FComponentsToRelease.FindSuccessor(Node);
-      end;
-      // free components
-      if List<>nil then
-        for i:=0 to List.Count-1 do begin
-          Component:=TComponent(List[i]);
-          FComponentsToRelease.Remove(Component);
-          //DebugLn(['TApplication.ReleaseComponents ',DbgSName(Component)]);
+        FComponentsReleasing.Delete(Node);
+        if (Component is TLCLComponent)
+        and (TLCLComponent(Component).LCLRefCount>0) then begin
+          // add again to FComponentsToRelease
+          ReleaseComponent(Component);
+        end else begin
           Component.Free;
         end;
+      end;
     finally
-      List.Free;
+      // add remaining to FComponentsToRelease
+      while (FComponentsReleasing<>nil) and (FComponentsReleasing.Count>0) do
+      begin
+        Node:=FComponentsReleasing.FindLowest;
+        Component:=TComponent(Node.Data);
+        FComponentsReleasing.Delete(Node);
+        ReleaseComponent(Component);
+      end;
+      FreeAndNil(FComponentsReleasing);
     end;
-    if FComponentsToRelease.Count=0 then
-      FreeAndNil(FComponentsToRelease);
   end;
 end;