diff --git a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALMachClient.mm b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALMachClient.mm
index 452ee6fbc35ec7..632e0743380dcc 100644
--- a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALMachClient.mm
+++ b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALMachClient.mm
@@ -101,14 +101,30 @@ - (void)handlePortMessage:(NSPortMessage *)message
 		break;
 	case MachMsgIdFrame:
 		VLog(@"Received frame message");
-		if (components.count >= 4) {
+
+		if (components.count < 4)
+			return;
+
+		@autoreleasepool {
 			NSMachPort *framePort = (NSMachPort *)components[0];
+
+			if (!framePort)
+				return;
+
 			IOSurfaceRef surface = IOSurfaceLookupFromMachPort(
 				[framePort machPort]);
+			mach_port_deallocate(mach_task_self(),
+					     [framePort machPort]);
+
+			if (!surface) {
+				ELog(@"Failed to obtain IOSurface from Mach port");
+				return;
+			}
 
 			CVPixelBufferRef frame;
 			CVPixelBufferCreateWithIOSurface(kCFAllocatorDefault,
 							 surface, NULL, &frame);
+			CFRelease(surface);
 
 			uint64_t timestamp;
 			[components[1] getBytes:&timestamp
@@ -131,7 +147,6 @@ - (void)handlePortMessage:(NSPortMessage *)message
 					    fpsDenominator:fpsDenominator];
 
 			CVPixelBufferRelease(frame);
-			CFRelease(surface);
 		}
 		break;
 	case MachMsgIdStop:
diff --git a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALStream.mm b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALStream.mm
index b318f6fb73c874..571eefd70a6f2d 100644
--- a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALStream.mm
+++ b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/dal-plugin/OBSDALStream.mm
@@ -397,7 +397,10 @@ - (void)queuePixelBuffer:(CVPixelBufferRef)frame
 	}
 
 	err = CMSimpleQueueEnqueue(self.queue, sampleBuffer);
+
 	if (err != noErr) {
+		CFRelease(sampleBuffer);
+
 		DLog(@"CMSimpleQueueEnqueue err %d", err);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/obs-plugin/OBSDALMachServer.mm b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/obs-plugin/OBSDALMachServer.mm
index d2857766ee8721..efd33c1b44beae 100644
--- a/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/obs-plugin/OBSDALMachServer.mm
+++ b/plugins/mac-virtualcam/src/obs-plugin/OBSDALMachServer.mm
@@ -147,23 +147,33 @@ - (void)sendPixelBuffer:(CVPixelBufferRef)frame
 			dataWithBytes:&fpsDenominator
 			       length:sizeof(fpsDenominator)];
 
-		NSPort *framePort = [NSMachPort
-			portWithMachPort:IOSurfaceCreateMachPort(
-						 CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface(
-							 frame))];
+		IOSurfaceRef surface = CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface(frame);
+
+		if (!surface) {
+			blog(LOG_ERROR,
+			     "unable to access IOSurface associated with CVPixelBuffer");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		mach_port_t framePort = IOSurfaceCreateMachPort(surface);
 
 		if (!framePort) {
 			blog(LOG_ERROR,
-			     "unable to allocate mach port for pixel buffer");
+			     "unable to allocate mach port for IOSurface");
 			return;
 		}
 
 		[self sendMessageToClientsWithMsgId:MachMsgIdFrame
 					 components:@[
-						 framePort, timestampData,
+						 [NSMachPort
+							 portWithMachPort:framePort
+								  options:NSMachPortDeallocateNone],
+						 timestampData,
 						 fpsNumeratorData,
 						 fpsDenominatorData
 					 ]];
+
+		mach_port_deallocate(mach_task_self(), framePort);
 	}
 }