diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/GdbLaunch.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/GdbLaunch.java
index 56c0ce638f1..4b120124deb 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/GdbLaunch.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/GdbLaunch.java
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServiceEventHandler;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServicesTracker;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfSession;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.MultiStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.Job;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
@@ -263,6 +266,19 @@ public class GdbLaunch extends DsfLaunch
                     // DsfMemoryBlockRetrieval.saveMemoryBlocks();
                     fMemRetrieval.saveMemoryBlocks();
                     
+                    // Fire a terminate event for the memory retrieval object so
+                    // that the hosting memory views can clean up. See 255120 and
+                    // 283586
+                    new Job("Dispatch GDB Memory retrieval terminate event.") { //$NON-NLS-1$
+                        { setSystem(true); }
+                    
+                        @Override
+                        protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
+                            DebugPlugin.getDefault().fireDebugEventSet( new DebugEvent[] { new DebugEvent(fMemRetrieval, DebugEvent.TERMINATE) });
+                            return Status.OK_STATUS;
+                        }
+                    }.schedule();
+
                     // endSession takes a full dispatch to distribute the 
                     // session-ended event, finish step only after the dispatch.
                     fExecutor.shutdown();