diff --git a/cpp/WKTJsRuntimeFactory.h b/cpp/WKTJsRuntimeFactory.h
index 4f8cda8..0ae3fc8 100644
--- a/cpp/WKTJsRuntimeFactory.h
+++ b/cpp/WKTJsRuntimeFactory.h
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 // Hermes
 #include <hermes/hermes.h>
 #elif __has_include(<React-jsc/JSCRuntime.h>)
-  // JSC
-  #include <React-jsc/JSCRuntime.h>
+// JSC
+#include <React-jsc/JSCRuntime.h>
 #else
-  #include <jsc/JSCRuntime.h>
+#include <jsc/JSCRuntime.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace RNWorklet {
diff --git a/cpp/WKTJsiWorklet.h b/cpp/WKTJsiWorklet.h
index ea82623..18f12a3 100644
--- a/cpp/WKTJsiWorklet.h
+++ b/cpp/WKTJsiWorklet.h
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class JsiWorklet : public JsiHostObject,
   JsiWorklet(jsi::Runtime &runtime, std::shared_ptr<jsi::Function> func) {
     createWorklet(runtime, func);
   }
+                     
+  ~JsiWorklet() {
+    JsiHostObject::dispose();
+  }
 
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(isWorklet) { return isWorklet(); }
 
@@ -233,6 +237,15 @@ class JsiWorklet : public JsiHostObject,
     }
   }
 
+protected:
+  void dispose(bool disposed) override {
+    if (!disposed) {
+      if (_closureWrapper != nullptr) {
+        _closureWrapper->release_wrapped_resources();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 private:
   /**
    Installs the worklet function into the worklet runtime
@@ -301,14 +314,19 @@ class JsiWorklet : public JsiHostObject,
                       .asString(runtime)
                       .utf8(runtime);
     }
-    
+
     // Double-check if the code property is valid.
     bool isCodeEmpty = std::all_of(_code.begin(), _code.end(), std::isspace);
     if (isCodeEmpty) {
-      std::string error = "Failed to create Worklet, the provided code is empty. Tips:\n"
-        "* Is the babel plugin correctly installed?\n"
-        "* If you are using react-native-reanimated, make sure the react-native-reanimated plugin does not override the react-native-worklets-core/plugin.\n"
-        "* Make sure the JS Worklet contains a \"" + std::string(PropNameWorkletInitDataCode) + "\" property with the function's code.";
+      std::string error =
+          "Failed to create Worklet, the provided code is empty. Tips:\n"
+          "* Is the babel plugin correctly installed?\n"
+          "* If you are using react-native-reanimated, make sure the "
+          "react-native-reanimated plugin does not override the "
+          "react-native-worklets-core/plugin.\n"
+          "* Make sure the JS Worklet contains a \"" +
+          std::string(PropNameWorkletInitDataCode) +
+          "\" property with the function's code.";
       throw jsi::JSError(runtime, error);
     }
 
diff --git a/cpp/WKTJsiWorkletApi.h b/cpp/WKTJsiWorkletApi.h
index 5a2b058..9699e30 100644
--- a/cpp/WKTJsiWorkletApi.h
+++ b/cpp/WKTJsiWorkletApi.h
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ class JsiWorkletApi : public JsiHostObject {
 
   JSI_PROPERTY_GET(currentContext) {
     auto current = JsiWorkletContext::getCurrent(runtime);
-    if (!current) return jsi::Value::undefined();
-    return jsi::Object::createFromHostObject(
-        runtime, current->shared_from_this());
+    if (!current)
+      return jsi::Value::undefined();
+    return jsi::Object::createFromHostObject(runtime,
+                                             current->shared_from_this());
   }
 
   JSI_EXPORT_PROPERTY_GETTERS(JSI_EXPORT_PROP_GET(JsiWorkletApi,
diff --git a/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.cpp b/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.cpp
index 49fcf9b..4739fc4 100644
--- a/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ JsiHostObject::~JsiHostObject() {
 #endif
 }
 
+void JsiHostObject::dispose() {
+  if (!_disposed) {
+    dispose(_disposed);
+    _disposed = true;
+  }
+}
+
 void JsiHostObject::set(jsi::Runtime &rt, const jsi::PropNameID &name,
                         const jsi::Value &value) {
 
diff --git a/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.h b/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.h
index bab6776..01350a1 100644
--- a/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.h
+++ b/cpp/base/WKTJsiHostObject.h
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ class JsiHostObject : public jsi::HostObject {
   JsiHostObject();
   ~JsiHostObject();
 
+  /**
+   Disposes and releases all used resources
+   */
+  void dispose();
+
 protected:
   /**
    Override to return map of name/functions
@@ -194,7 +199,13 @@ class JsiHostObject : public jsi::HostObject {
    */
   std::vector<jsi::PropNameID> getPropertyNames(jsi::Runtime &runtime) override;
 
+  /**
+   Override to dispose
+   */
+  virtual void dispose(bool disposed) {}
+
 private:
   std::map<void *, std::map<std::string, jsi::Function>> _hostFunctionCache;
+  std::atomic<bool> _disposed = {false};
 };
 } // namespace RNWorklet
diff --git a/cpp/sharedvalues/WKTJsiSharedValue.h b/cpp/sharedvalues/WKTJsiSharedValue.h
index 429878a..a7ce5c9 100644
--- a/cpp/sharedvalues/WKTJsiSharedValue.h
+++ b/cpp/sharedvalues/WKTJsiSharedValue.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class JsiSharedValue : public JsiHostObject {
    */
   ~JsiSharedValue() { _valueWrapper = nullptr; }
 
+  JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(dispose) {
+    JsiHostObject::dispose();
+    return jsi::Value::undefined();
+  }
+
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(toString) {
     return jsi::String::createFromUtf8(runtime,
                                        _valueWrapper->toString(runtime));
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ class JsiSharedValue : public JsiHostObject {
   }
 
   JSI_EXPORT_FUNCTIONS(JSI_EXPORT_FUNC(JsiSharedValue, toString),
+                       JSI_EXPORT_FUNC(JsiSharedValue, dispose),
                        JSI_EXPORT_FUNC(JsiSharedValue, addListener))
 
   JSI_EXPORT_PROPERTY_GETTERS(JSI_EXPORT_PROP_GET(JsiSharedValue, value))
@@ -122,6 +128,13 @@ class JsiSharedValue : public JsiHostObject {
     _valueWrapper->removeListener(listenerId);
   }
 
+protected:
+  void dispose(bool disposed) override {
+    if (!disposed) {
+      _valueWrapper->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
 private:
   std::shared_ptr<JsiWrapper> _valueWrapper;
   std::shared_ptr<JsiWorkletContext> _context;
diff --git a/cpp/wrappers/WKTArgumentsWrapper.h b/cpp/wrappers/WKTArgumentsWrapper.h
index caa2346..f77d667 100644
--- a/cpp/wrappers/WKTArgumentsWrapper.h
+++ b/cpp/wrappers/WKTArgumentsWrapper.h
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ class ArgumentsWrapper {
     }
   }
 
+  ~ArgumentsWrapper() {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < _arguments.size(); i++) {
+      _arguments[i]->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
   size_t getCount() const { return _count; }
 
   std::vector<jsi::Value> getArguments(jsi::Runtime &runtime) const {
diff --git a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiArrayWrapper.h b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiArrayWrapper.h
index aea3ee9..f051bad 100644
--- a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiArrayWrapper.h
+++ b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiArrayWrapper.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class JsiArrayWrapper : public JsiHostObject,
                   JsiWrapper *parent)
       : JsiWrapper(runtime, value, parent, JsiWrapperType::Array) {}
 
+  ~JsiArrayWrapper() { JsiHostObject::dispose(); }
+
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(toStringImpl) {
     return jsi::String::createFromUtf8(runtime, toString(runtime));
   }
@@ -413,6 +415,23 @@ class JsiArrayWrapper : public JsiHostObject,
 
   const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<JsiWrapper>> &getArray() { return _array; }
 
+  /**
+    Overridden dispose - release our array resources!
+   */
+  void release_wrapped_resources() override {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < _array.size(); i++) {
+      _array[i]->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
+protected:
+  // Release resources when the owning JS engine calls dispose on this object
+  void dispose(bool disposed) override {
+    if (!disposed) {
+      release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
 private:
   /**
    Creates a proxy for the host object so that we can make the runtime trust
diff --git a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiObjectWrapper.h b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiObjectWrapper.h
index 123fc3f..0d5b88a 100644
--- a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiObjectWrapper.h
+++ b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiObjectWrapper.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class JsiObjectWrapper : public JsiHostObject,
                    JsiWrapper *parent)
       : JsiWrapper(runtime, value, parent) {}
 
+  ~JsiObjectWrapper() { JsiHostObject::dispose(); }
+
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(toStringImpl) {
     return jsi::String::createFromUtf8(runtime, toString(runtime));
   }
@@ -156,7 +158,23 @@ class JsiObjectWrapper : public JsiHostObject,
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+    Overridden dispose - release our array resources!
+  */
+  void release_wrapped_resources() override {
+    for (auto it = _properties.begin(); it != _properties.end(); it++) {
+      it->second->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
 protected:
+  // Release resources when the owning JS engine calls dispose on this object
+  void dispose(bool disposed) override {
+    if (!disposed) {
+      release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
   jsi::Value getAsProxyOrValue(jsi::Runtime &runtime) override {
     if (getType() == JsiWrapperType::Object) {
       return getObjectAsProxy(runtime, shared_from_this());
diff --git a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiPromiseWrapper.h b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiPromiseWrapper.h
index 0bbca70..88f6205 100644
--- a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiPromiseWrapper.h
+++ b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiPromiseWrapper.h
@@ -78,7 +78,20 @@ class JsiPromiseWrapper
 
   explicit JsiPromiseWrapper(jsi::Runtime &runtime);
 
-  ~JsiPromiseWrapper() {}
+  ~JsiPromiseWrapper() { JsiHostObject::dispose(); }
+
+  /**
+    Overridden dispose - release our array resources!
+   */
+  void release_wrapped_resources() override {
+    if (_reason != nullptr) {
+      _reason->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+    if (_value != nullptr) {
+      _value->release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    Returns true if the object is a thenable object - ie. an object with a then
    function. Which is basically what a promise is.
@@ -138,6 +151,12 @@ class JsiPromiseWrapper
   }
 
 protected:
+  void dispose(bool disposed) override {
+    if (!disposed) {
+      release_wrapped_resources();
+    }
+  }
+
   jsi::Value then(jsi::Runtime &runtime, const jsi::Value &thisValue,
                   const jsi::Value *thenFn, const jsi::Value *catchFn);
 
diff --git a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiWrapper.h b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiWrapper.h
index 4abc4d0..9739a24 100644
--- a/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiWrapper.h
+++ b/cpp/wrappers/WKTJsiWrapper.h
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class JsiWrapper {
    */
   void removeListener(size_t listenerId) { _listeners.erase(listenerId); }
 
+  /**
+    Override to ensure releasing resources correctly
+   */
+  virtual void release_wrapped_resources() {}
+
 protected:
   /**
    * Returns a wrapper for the value
@@ -185,7 +190,6 @@ class JsiWrapper {
                           const jsi::Value &thisValue,
                           const jsi::Value *arguments, size_t count);
 
-protected:
   /**
    * Sets the value from a JS value
    * @param runtime runtime for the value
@@ -253,10 +257,10 @@ class JsiWrapper {
    * @param parent Parent wrapper
    */
   explicit JsiWrapper(JsiWrapper *parent) : _parent(parent) {
-    _readWriteMutex = new std::mutex();
+    _readWriteMutex = std::make_shared<std::mutex>();
   }
 
-  std::mutex *_readWriteMutex;
+  std::shared_ptr<std::mutex> _readWriteMutex;
   JsiWrapper *_parent;
 
   JsiWrapperType _type;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSharedValue.ts b/src/hooks/useSharedValue.ts
index 90fef6e..d91f79d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSharedValue.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSharedValue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import type { ISharedValue } from "../types";
 
 /**
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@ export function useSharedValue<T>(initialValue: T): ISharedValue<T> {
   if (ref.current == null) {
     ref.current = Worklets.createSharedValue(initialValue);
   }
+  // Free on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return ref.current?.dispose;
+  }, []);
+
   return ref.current;
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8a07077..e6c1348 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export interface ISharedValue<T> {
   get value(): T;
   set value(v: T);
   addListener(listener: () => void): () => void;
+  dispose: () => void;
 }
 
 export interface IWorklet {