diff --git a/haxe/ui/backend/DialogBase.hx b/haxe/ui/backend/DialogBase.hx
index 4eb899ff3..d6413af8d 100644
--- a/haxe/ui/backend/DialogBase.hx
+++ b/haxe/ui/backend/DialogBase.hx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class DialogBase extends Box implements Draggable {
     public var dialogFooterContainer:haxe.ui.containers.Box;
     public var dialogFooter:haxe.ui.containers.HBox;
 
-    public var destroyOnClose:Bool = true;
-    
     public function new() {
         super();
 
@@ -88,6 +86,17 @@ class DialogBase extends Box implements Draggable {
         registerEvent(UIEvent.SUBMIT, onSubmit);
     }
 
+    private var _destroyOnClose:Bool = true;
+    public var destroyOnClose(get, set):Bool;
+    private function get_destroyOnClose():Bool {
+        return _destroyOnClose;
+    }
+    private function set_destroyOnClose(value:Bool) {
+        _destroyOnClose = value;
+        _allowDispose = value;
+        return value;
+    }
+
     private function onSubmit(event:UIEvent) {
         if (defaultButton != null) {
             hideDialog(defaultButton);
diff --git a/haxe/ui/core/Component.hx b/haxe/ui/core/Component.hx
index a4d504214..2ebf97704 100644
--- a/haxe/ui/core/Component.hx
+++ b/haxe/ui/core/Component.hx
@@ -534,6 +534,16 @@ class Component extends ComponentImpl
         return child;
     }
 
+    // this specifies if the component is allowed to be disposed or not, it mainly comes in useful
+    // for things like haxeui-flixel that imposes states (and state switches) that have to be
+    // managed by haxeui's "screen" - this can mean when a state switch occurs it will try to
+    // dispose of all objects, which usually is fine, but in some cases its not what is wanted
+    // for example: Dialog.destroyOnClose = false. Although quite flixel specific, there may be use for 
+    // it in other, new, backends at some point (though currently no other backends have "states", so
+    // its not needed)
+    @:noCompletion
+    private var _allowDispose:Bool = true;
+
     /**
      * Removes this component from memory.
      * 
diff --git a/haxe/ui/core/Screen.hx b/haxe/ui/core/Screen.hx
index d80e30fa6..4d0a79c95 100644
--- a/haxe/ui/core/Screen.hx
+++ b/haxe/ui/core/Screen.hx
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class Screen extends ScreenImpl {
      * @return The added component.
      */
     public override function removeComponent(component:Component, dispose:Bool = true, invalidate:Bool = true):Component {
+        if (@:privateAccess !component._allowDispose) {
+            dispose = false;
+        }
+
         if (rootComponents.indexOf(component) == -1) {
             if (dispose) {
                 component.disposeComponent();