diff --git a/redo/comctl32_windows.c b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
index 9dd67c1..841aa80 100644
--- a/redo/comctl32_windows.c
+++ b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
 LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Create)(int, int, UINT, int, int);
 int (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Add)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP);
+BOOL (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Destroy)(HIMAGELIST);
 
 #define wantedICCClasses ( \
 	ICC_PROGRESS_CLASS |		/* progress bars */		\
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ DWORD initCommonControls(char **errmsg)
 	fv_ImageList_Create = (HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI)(int, int, UINT, int, int)) f;
 	LOAD("ImageList_Add");
 	fv_ImageList_Add = (int (*WINAPI)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP)) f;
-
+	LOAD("ImageList_Destroy");
+	fv_ImageList_Destroy = (BOOL (*WINAPI)(HIMAGELIST)) f;
 
 	if ((*ficc)(&icc) == FALSE) {
 		*errmsg = "error initializing Common Controls (comctl32.dll)";
diff --git a/redo/imagelist_windows.c b/redo/imagelist_windows.c
index fab4425..08046e7 100644
--- a/redo/imagelist_windows.c
+++ b/redo/imagelist_windows.c
@@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ noscale:
 			xpanic("error deleting scaled bitmap", GetLastError());
 }
 
-void applyImageList(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, HIMAGELIST il)
+void applyImageList(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, HIMAGELIST il, HIMAGELIST old)
 {
-	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, (LPARAM) il) == (LRESULT) NULL)
-;//TODO		xpanic("error setting image list", GetLastError());
-	// TODO free old one here if any
+	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, (LPARAM) il) != (LRESULT) old)
+		xpanic("error setting image list", GetLastError());
+	if (old != NULL && (*fv_ImageList_Destroy)(old) == 0)
+		xpanic("error freeing old checkbox image list", GetLastError());
+
 }
 
 static UINT dfcState(int cbstate)
diff --git a/redo/imagelist_windows.go b/redo/imagelist_windows.go
index 37924bd..7ab014b 100644
--- a/redo/imagelist_windows.go
+++ b/redo/imagelist_windows.go
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ func (i *imagelist) Len() ImageIndex {
 }
 
 type imageListApply interface {
-	apply(C.HWND, C.UINT, C.WPARAM)
+	apply(C.HWND, C.UINT)
 }
 
-func (i *imagelist) apply(hwnd C.HWND, uMsg C.UINT, wParam C.WPARAM) {
+func (i *imagelist) apply(hwnd C.HWND, uMsg C.UINT) {
 	width := C.GetSystemMetrics(C.SM_CXSMICON)
 	height := C.GetSystemMetrics(C.SM_CYSMICON)
 	il := C.newImageList(width, height)
 	for index := range i.list {
 		C.addImage(il, hwnd, i.list[index], C.int(i.width[index]), C.int(i.height[index]), width, height)
 	}
-	C.applyImageList(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, il)
+	C.SendMessageW(hwnd, uMsg, 0, C.LPARAM(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(il))))
 }
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.c b/redo/table_windows.c
index af61d96..a71b8e0 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.c
+++ b/redo/table_windows.c
@@ -27,19 +27,27 @@ static void handle(HWND hwnd, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, void (*handler)(void
 
 struct tableData {
 	void *gotable;
+	HIMAGELIST imagelist;
 	HTHEME theme;
 	HIMAGELIST checkboxImageList;
 };
 
+static void tableLoadImageList(HWND hwnd, struct tableData *t, HIMAGELIST new)
+{
+	HIMAGELIST old;
+
+	old = t->imagelist;
+	t->imagelist = new;
+	applyImageList(hwnd, LVM_SETIMAGELIST, LVSIL_SMALL, t->imagelist, old);
+}
+
 static void tableSetCheckboxImageList(HWND hwnd, struct tableData *t)
 {
 	HIMAGELIST old;
 
 	old = t->checkboxImageList;
 	t->checkboxImageList = makeCheckboxImageList(hwnd, &t->theme);
-	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETIMAGELIST, LVSIL_STATE, (LPARAM) (t->checkboxImageList)) == (LRESULT) NULL)
-;//TODO		xpanic("error setting image list", GetLastError());
-	// TODO free old one here if any
+	applyImageList(hwnd, LVM_SETIMAGELIST, LVSIL_STATE, t->checkboxImageList, old);
 	// thanks to Jonathan Potter (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25354448/why-do-my-owner-data-list-view-state-images-come-up-as-blank-on-windows-xp)
 	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETCALLBACKMASK, LVIS_STATEIMAGEMASK, 0) == FALSE)
 		xpanic("error marking state image list as application-managed", GetLastError());
@@ -86,7 +94,10 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK tableSubProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
 		tablePushed(t->gotable, -1, -1);			// in case button held as drag out
 		// and let the list view do its thing
 		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-	case msgTableMakeInitialImageList:
+	case msgLoadImageList:
+		tableLoadImageList(hwnd, t, (HIMAGELIST) lParam);
+		return 0;
+	case msgTableMakeInitialCheckboxImageList:
 		tableSetCheckboxImageList(hwnd, t);
 		return 0;
 	case WM_THEMECHANGED:
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.go b/redo/table_windows.go
index cb00279..281f0d4 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.go
+++ b/redo/table_windows.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func finishNewTable(b *tablebase, ty reflect.Type) Table {
 	// LVS_EX_SUBITEMIMAGES gives us images in subitems, which will be important when both images and checkboxes are added
 	C.tableAddExtendedStyles(t._hwnd, C.LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT | C.LVS_EX_SUBITEMIMAGES)
 	// this must come after the subclass because it uses one of our private messages
-	C.SendMessageW(t._hwnd, C.msgTableMakeInitialImageList, 0, 0)
+	C.SendMessageW(t._hwnd, C.msgTableMakeInitialCheckboxImageList, 0, 0)
 	for i := 0; i < ty.NumField(); i++ {
 		C.tableAppendColumn(t._hwnd, C.int(i), toUTF16(ty.Field(i).Name))
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (t *table) Unlock() {
 }
 
 func (t *table) LoadImageList(il ImageList) {
-	il.apply(t._hwnd, C.LVM_SETIMAGELIST, C.LVSIL_SMALL)
+	il.apply(t._hwnd, C.msgLoadImageList)
 }
 
 func (t *table) Selected() int {
diff --git a/redo/winapi_windows.h b/redo/winapi_windows.h
index 4a1791c..477a2f0 100644
--- a/redo/winapi_windows.h
+++ b/redo/winapi_windows.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ enum {
 	msgEndModal,
 	msgAreaKeyDown,
 	msgAreaKeyUp,
-	msgTableMakeInitialImageList,
+	msgLoadImageList,
+	msgTableMakeInitialCheckboxImageList,
 };
 
 // uitask_windows.c
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ extern BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
 extern LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 extern HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Create)(int, int, UINT, int, int);
 extern int (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Add)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP);
+extern BOOL (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Destroy)(HIMAGELIST);
 
 // control_windows.c
 extern HWND newControl(LPWSTR, DWORD, DWORD);
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ extern void areaMarkTextFieldDone(HWND);
 extern HBITMAP unscaledBitmap(void *, intptr_t, intptr_t);
 extern HIMAGELIST newImageList(int, int);
 extern void addImage(HIMAGELIST, HWND, HBITMAP, int, int, int, int);
-extern void applyImageList(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, HIMAGELIST);
+extern void applyImageList(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, HIMAGELIST, HIMAGELIST);
 enum {
 	checkboxStateChecked = 1 << 0,
 	checkboxStateHot = 1 << 1,