diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index a83ac1c..fbd5e9e 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 
 (defn defscreen*
   [screen entities
-   {:keys [on-show on-render on-hide on-pause on-resize on-resume on-timer]
+   {:keys [on-show on-render on-hide on-pause
+           on-resize on-resume on-dispose on-timer]
     :as options}]
   (let [execute-fn! (fn [func & {:keys [] :as options}]
                       (when func
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
                          [:total-time 0
                           :execute-fn! execute-fn!
                           :update-fn! update-fn!
+                          :options options
                           :on-timer on-timer
                           :input-listeners (input-listeners options execute-fn!)
                           :ui-listeners (ui-listeners options execute-fn!)])
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@
      :resize (fn [w h]
                (execute-fn! on-resize :width w :height h)
                (update-screen! @screen))
-     :resume #(execute-fn! on-resume)}))
+     :resume #(execute-fn! on-resume)
+     :dispose #(execute-fn! on-dispose)}))
 
 (defmacro defscreen
   "Defines a screen, and creates vars for all the functions inside of it. All
@@ -505,6 +508,7 @@ keywords and functions in pairs."
   (let [run-fn! (fn [k & args]
                   (doseq [screen screen-objects]
                     (apply (get screen k) args)))]
+    (some-> game-object .getScreen .dispose)
     (.setScreen game-object
       (reify Screen
         (show [this]
@@ -518,7 +522,7 @@ keywords and functions in pairs."
         (pause [this] (run-fn! :pause))
         (resize [this w h] (run-fn! :resize w h))
         (resume [this] (run-fn! :resume))
-        (dispose [this])))))
+        (dispose [this] (run-fn! :dispose))))))
 
 (defn set-screen-wrapper!
   "Sets a function that wraps around all screen functions, allowing you to