diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleView.java
index ee9f3f9e1f..23a1add0fc 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleView.java
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ public final class SubtitleView extends FrameLayout implements TextOutput {
 
   private <T extends View & Output> void setView(T view) {
     removeView(innerSubtitleView);
+    if (innerSubtitleView instanceof SubtitleWebView) {
+      ((SubtitleWebView) innerSubtitleView).destroy();
+    }
     innerSubtitleView = view;
     output = view;
     addView(view);
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleWebView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleWebView.java
index d56249a7af..480d057212 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleWebView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/SubtitleWebView.java
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ import java.util.List;
     updateWebView();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Cleans up internal state, including calling {@link WebView#destroy()} on the delegate view.
+   *
+   * <p>This method may only be called after this view has been removed from the view system. No
+   * other methods may be called on this view after destroy.
+   */
+  public void destroy() {
+    cues.clear();
+    webView.destroy();
+  }
+
   private void updateWebView() {
     StringBuilder html = new StringBuilder();
     html.append(