diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/gdiobj.h b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/gdiobj.h
index 901b441ee8b..7d23e4d8e61 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/gdiobj.h
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/gdiobj.h
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ PVOID   INTERNAL_CALL GDI_MapHandleTable(PSECTION_OBJECT SectionObject, PEPROCES
 #define GDIOBJFLAG_IGNORELOCK 	(0x2)
 
 BOOL FASTCALL  NtGdiDeleteObject(HGDIOBJ hObject);
+BOOL FASTCALL  IsObjectDead(HGDIOBJ);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/windc.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
index eafa419f4a0..507d797e794 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/windc.c
@@ -703,14 +703,9 @@ DceFreeDCE(PDCE pdce, BOOLEAN Force)
    if(Force && !GDIOBJ_OwnedByCurrentProcess(GdiHandleTable, pdce->hDC))
      {
       DPRINT1("Change ownership for DCE!\n");
-      INT Index = GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX(pdce->hDC);
-      PGDI_TABLE_ENTRY Entry = &GdiHandleTable->Entries[Index];
 
-      // Must take control of handles that are not in the process of going away.
-      if ((Entry->Type & ~GDI_ENTRY_REUSE_MASK) != 0 && Entry->KernelData != NULL)
-      {
+      if(!IsObjectDead((HGDIOBJ) pdce->hDC))
          DC_SetOwnership( pdce->hDC, PsGetCurrentProcess());
-      }
       else
       {
          DPRINT1("Attempted to change ownership of an DCEhDC 0x%x currently being destroyed!!!\n",pdce->hDC);
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
index 0ad9b63c8d4..394be3828bf 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
@@ -2433,9 +2433,7 @@ VOID FASTCALL
 DC_FreeDC(HDC  DCToFree)
 {
   DC_FreeDcAttr(DCToFree);
-  INT Index = GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX(DCToFree);
-  PGDI_TABLE_ENTRY Entry = &GdiHandleTable->Entries[Index];
-  if ((Entry->Type & ~GDI_ENTRY_REUSE_MASK) != 0 && Entry->KernelData != NULL)
+  if(!IsObjectDead( DCToFree ))
   {
     if (!GDIOBJ_FreeObj(GdiHandleTable, DCToFree, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC))
     {
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdiobj.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdiobj.c
index 3476581d6ba..784dd1398e4 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdiobj.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/gdiobj.c
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ NTAPI
 KeRosDumpStackFrames(
     PULONG Frame,
     ULONG FrameCount
-);
+)
+{
+  return; 
+}
 
 #define GDI_ENTRY_TO_INDEX(ht, e)                                              \
   (((ULONG_PTR)(e) - (ULONG_PTR)&((ht)->Entries[0])) / sizeof(GDI_TABLE_ENTRY))
@@ -328,7 +331,6 @@ LockErrorDebugOutput(HGDIOBJ hObj, PGDI_TABLE_ENTRY Entry, LPSTR Function)
                 Function, hObj, Entry->Type);
     }
     KeRosDumpStackFrames(NULL, 20);
-
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -658,6 +660,23 @@ LockHandle:
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+BOOL
+FASTCALL
+IsObjectDead(HGDIOBJ hObject)
+{
+  INT Index = GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX(hObject);
+  PGDI_TABLE_ENTRY Entry = &GdiHandleTable->Entries[Index];
+  // We check to see if the objects are knocking on deaths door.
+  if ((Entry->Type & ~GDI_ENTRY_REUSE_MASK) != 0 && Entry->KernelData != NULL)
+     return FALSE;
+  else
+  {
+     DPRINT1("Object 0x%x currently being destroyed!!!\n",hObject);
+     return TRUE; // return true and move on.
+  }
+}
+
+
 /*!
  * Delete GDI object
  * \param	hObject object handle
@@ -668,13 +687,10 @@ FASTCALL
 NtGdiDeleteObject(HGDIOBJ hObject)
 {
   DPRINT("NtGdiDeleteObject handle 0x%08x\n", hObject);
-  INT Index = GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX(hObject);
-  PGDI_TABLE_ENTRY Entry = &GdiHandleTable->Entries[Index];
-  // We check to see if the objects are knocking on deaths door.
-  if ((Entry->Type & ~GDI_ENTRY_REUSE_MASK) != 0 && Entry->KernelData != NULL)
+  if(!IsObjectDead(hObject))
   {
      return NULL != hObject
-                 ? GDIOBJ_FreeObj(GdiHandleTable, hObject, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DONTCARE) : FALSE;        
+                 ? GDIOBJ_FreeObj(GdiHandleTable, hObject, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DONTCARE) : FALSE;
   }
   else
   {