diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
index 79024b23dee..53d96e5eb6f 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/FilePreview.xaml.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ private async Task OnItemPropertyChanged()
_cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
_cancellationTokenSource = new();
+ // Clear up any unmanaged resources before creating a new previewer instance.
+ (Previewer as IDisposable)?.Dispose();
+
if (Item == null)
{
Previewer = null;
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
index 5e740bc98db..83b75f8ed95 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@
-
-
- MSBuild:Compile
-
-
-
MSBuild:Compile