diff --git a/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp b/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
index e0de48bb0b..ac2d53ba22 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ bool CCParticleSystem::initWithDictionary(CCDictionary *dictionary)
                         CC_BREAK_IF(!isOK);
                         
                         setTexture(CCTextureCache::sharedTextureCache()->addUIImage(image, fullpath.c_str()));
+
+                        image->release();
                     }
                 }
                 CCAssert( this->m_pTexture != NULL, "CCParticleSystem: error loading the texture");
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/CCImage.h b/cocos2dx/platform/CCImage.h
index 5872ecaa03..eb4b7d49b4 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/CCImage.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/CCImage.h
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #ifndef __CC_IMAGE_H__
 #define __CC_IMAGE_H__
 
-#include "CCCommon.h"
+#include "CCObject.h"
 
 NS_CC_BEGIN
 
-class CC_DLL CCImage
+class CC_DLL CCImage : public CCObject
 {
 public:
     CCImage();
diff --git a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
index a6d217b5f4..f69594fa62 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ VolatileTexture::VolatileTexture(CCTexture2D *t)
 VolatileTexture::~VolatileTexture()
 {
     textures.remove(this);
-    CC_SAFE_FREE(uiImage);
+    CC_SAFE_RELEASE(uiImage);
 }
 
 void VolatileTexture::addImageTexture(CCTexture2D *tt, const char* imageFileName, CCImage::EImageFormat format)
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void VolatileTexture::addImageTexture(CCTexture2D *tt, const char* imageFileName
 void VolatileTexture::addCCImage(CCTexture2D *tt, CCImage *image)
 {
     VolatileTexture *vt = findVolotileTexture(tt);
-    
+    image->retain();
     vt->uiImage = image;
     vt->m_eCashedImageType = kImage;
 }