diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/GlobalScreenshot.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/GlobalScreenshot.java
index db9b2199d0d12..17b0b50c82f04 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/GlobalScreenshot.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/GlobalScreenshot.java
@@ -220,13 +220,21 @@ class SaveImageInBackgroundTask extends AsyncTask<SaveImageInBackgroundData, Voi
             resolver.update(uri, values, null, null);
 
             params[0].imageUri = uri;
+            params[0].image = null;
             params[0].result = 0;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // IOException/UnsupportedOperationException may be thrown if external storage is not
             // mounted
+            params[0].imageUri = null;
+            params[0].image = null;
             params[0].result = 1;
         }
 
+        // Recycle the bitmap data
+        if (image != null) {
+            image.recycle();
+        }
+
         return params[0];
     }
 
@@ -461,6 +469,10 @@ class GlobalScreenshot {
                 // Save the screenshot once we have a bit of time now
                 saveScreenshotInWorkerThread(finisher);
                 mWindowManager.removeView(mScreenshotLayout);
+
+                // Clear any references to the bitmap
+                mScreenBitmap = null;
+                mScreenshotView.setImageBitmap(null);
             }
         });
         mScreenshotLayout.post(new Runnable() {