diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayer.cs b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayer.cs
index 81a2f052b..6e00d0515 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayer.cs
@@ -653,7 +653,12 @@ public Media? Media
         /// <returns>true if successful</returns>
         public bool Play()
         {
-            Media?.AddOption(Configuration);
+            var media = Media;
+            if(media != null)
+            {
+                media.AddOption(Configuration);
+                media.Dispose();
+            }
             return Native.LibVLCMediaPlayerPlay(NativeReference) == 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/AspectRatioManager.cs b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/AspectRatioManager.cs
index 904be22da..e09fa05f7 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/AspectRatioManager.cs
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/AspectRatioManager.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ private void VideoView_SizeChanged(object sender, EventArgs args)
 
             try
             {
-                var videoTrack = mediaPlayer.Media?.Tracks?.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == selectedVideoTrack);
+                var media = mediaPlayer.Media;
+                MediaTrack? videoTrack = null;
+                if (media != null)
+                {
+                    videoTrack = media.Tracks?.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Id == selectedVideoTrack);
+                    media.Dispose();
+                }
                 return videoTrack == null ? (VideoTrack?)null : ((MediaTrack)videoTrack).Data.Video;
             }
             catch (Exception)
diff --git a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/StateManager.cs b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/StateManager.cs
index 6116ff1f8..6fb02792b 100644
--- a/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/StateManager.cs
+++ b/src/LibVLCSharp/Shared/MediaPlayerElement/StateManager.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,20 @@ public StateManager(IDispatcher? dispatcher) : base(dispatcher)
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the media resource locator
         /// </summary>
-        public string? MediaResourceLocator => MediaPlayer?.Media?.Mrl;
+        public string? MediaResourceLocator 
+        { 
+            get 
+            {
+                var mrl = string.Empty;
+                var media = MediaPlayer?.Media;
+                if(media != null)
+                {
+                    mrl = media.Mrl;
+                    media.Dispose();
+                }
+                return mrl; 
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the playback is playing