diff --git a/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformProviderTests.cs b/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformProviderTests.cs
index aab03ebc..6cd695cd 100644
--- a/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformProviderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformProviderTests.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // http://numerics.mathdotnet.com
 // http://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2016 Math.NET
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Math.NET
 //
 // Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 // obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.Providers.FourierTransform
     [TestFixture, Category("LAProvider")]
     public class FourierTransformProviderTests
     {
+        [Test]
+        public void ProviderSurvivesFreeResources()
+        {
+            var samples = Generate.PeriodicMap(16, w => new Complex(Math.Sin(w), 0), 16, 1.0, Constants.Pi2);
+
+            var spectrum1 = new Complex[samples.Length];
+            samples.Copy(spectrum1);
+            FourierTransformControl.Provider.Forward(spectrum1, FourierTransformScaling.ForwardScaling);
+
+            FourierTransformControl.FreeResources();
+
+            var spectrum2 = new Complex[samples.Length];
+            samples.Copy(spectrum2);
+            FourierTransformControl.Provider.Forward(spectrum2, FourierTransformScaling.ForwardScaling);
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < spectrum1.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(spectrum1[i], spectrum2[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ForwardInplaceRealSine()
         {
diff --git a/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Double/LinearAlgebraProviderTests.cs b/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Double/LinearAlgebraProviderTests.cs
index c0c45253..6a5e95c3 100644
--- a/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Double/LinearAlgebraProviderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics.Tests/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Double/LinearAlgebraProviderTests.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.Providers.LinearAlgebra.Double
             { "Square1000x1000", (DenseMatrix)Matrix<double>.Build.Random(1000, 1000, Dist) }
         };
 
+        [Test]
+        public void ProviderSurvivesFreeResources()
+        {
+            var samples = Generate.PeriodicMap(16, w => Math.Sin(w), 16, 1.0, Constants.Pi2);
+
+            var result1 = new double[samples.Length];
+            LinearAlgebraControl.Provider.ScaleArray(2.5, samples, result1);
+
+            LinearAlgebraControl.FreeResources();
+
+            var result2 = new double[samples.Length];
+            LinearAlgebraControl.Provider.ScaleArray(2.5, samples, result2);
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < result1.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(result1[i], result2[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Can add a vector to scaled vector
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Control.cs b/src/Numerics/Control.cs
index 365e3b5a..5217cf6d 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Control.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Control.cs
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics
         }
 #endif
 
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+            LinearAlgebraControl.FreeResources();
+            FourierTransformControl.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         public static void UseSingleThread()
         {
             _maxDegreeOfParallelism = 1;
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Cuda/CudaProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Cuda/CudaProvider.cs
index 03fdde51..32511df1 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Cuda/CudaProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Cuda/CudaProvider.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Cuda
             return _nativeRevision;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// This method is safe to call, even if the provider is not loaded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+        }
+
         public static string Describe()
         {
             if (!_loaded)
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
index bd81421a..acd3563c 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Mkl
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// This method is safe to call, even if the provider is not loaded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+            if (!_loaded)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            FreeBuffers();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Frees the memory allocated to the MKL memory pool.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/OpenBlas/OpenBlasProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/OpenBlas/OpenBlasProvider.cs
index 26de9406..971c6368 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/OpenBlas/OpenBlasProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/OpenBlas/OpenBlasProvider.cs
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.OpenBlas
             return _nativeRevision;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// This method is safe to call, even if the provider is not loaded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+        }
+
         internal static void ConfigureThreading()
         {
             if (!_loaded)
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformControl.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformControl.cs
index 9fc2c5ae..f6f9c347 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformControl.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/FourierTransformControl.cs
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform
 #endif
         }
 
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+            Provider.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         static string GetCombinedHintPath()
         {
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(HintPath))
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/IFourierTransformProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/IFourierTransformProvider.cs
index e9e46ef0..95f3c8ae 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/IFourierTransformProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/IFourierTransformProvider.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform
         /// </summary>
         void InitializeVerify();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        void FreeResources();
+
         void Forward(Complex32[] samples, FourierTransformScaling scaling);
         void Forward(Complex[] samples, FourierTransformScaling scaling);
         void Backward(Complex32[] spectrum, FourierTransformScaling scaling);
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/ManagedFourierTransformProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/ManagedFourierTransformProvider.cs
index b168d849..3ac171b3 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/ManagedFourierTransformProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/ManagedFourierTransformProvider.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void FreeResources()
+        {
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return "Managed";
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/Mkl/MklFourierTransformProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/Mkl/MklFourierTransformProvider.cs
index 48a6baeb..76d46861 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/Mkl/MklFourierTransformProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/FourierTransform/Mkl/MklFourierTransformProvider.cs
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform.Mkl
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Frees the memory allocated to the MKL memory pool.
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
         /// </summary>
-        internal void FreeBuffers()
+        public virtual void FreeResources()
         {
             Kernel kernel = Interlocked.Exchange(ref _kernel, null);
             if (kernel != null)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform.Mkl
                 SafeNativeMethods.x_fft_free(ref kernel.Handle);
             }
 
-            MklProvider.FreeBuffers();
+            MklProvider.FreeResources();
         }
 
         public override string ToString()
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.FourierTransform.Mkl
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            FreeBuffers();
+            FreeResources();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Cuda/CudaLinearAlgebraProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Cuda/CudaLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
index 7956c56d..ce61b778 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Cuda/CudaLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Cuda/CudaLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.Cuda
             Solver(SafeNativeMethods.createSolverHandle(ref _solverHandle));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void FreeResources()
+        {
+            CudaProvider.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         private void BLAS(int status)
         {
             switch (status)
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.Cuda
         {
             BLAS(SafeNativeMethods.destroyBLASHandle(_blasHandle));
             Solver(SafeNativeMethods.destroySolverHandle(_solverHandle));
+            FreeResources();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ILinearAlgebraProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ILinearAlgebraProvider.cs
index e196ef86..3820eb1a 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ILinearAlgebraProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ILinearAlgebraProvider.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // http://numerics.mathdotnet.com
 // http://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Math.NET
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Math.NET
 //
 // Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 // obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra
         /// Initialize and verify that the provided is indeed available. If not, fall back to alternatives like the managed provider
         /// </summary>
         void InitializeVerify();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        void FreeResources();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/LinearAlgebraControl.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/LinearAlgebraControl.cs
index f1d95e02..368d8bcc 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/LinearAlgebraControl.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/LinearAlgebraControl.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 // </copyright>
 
 using System;
+using System.Net;
 
 namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra
 {
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra
 #endif
         }
 
+        public static void FreeResources()
+        {
+            Provider.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         static string GetCombinedHintPath()
         {
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(HintPath))
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
index fd7a81c9..44a009af 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void FreeResources()
+        {
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return "Managed";
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Mkl/MklLinearAlgebraProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Mkl/MklLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
index 600150bd..1798f2e9 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Mkl/MklLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/Mkl/MklLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.Mkl
     /// <summary>
     /// Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL) linear algebra provider.
     /// </summary>
-    internal partial class MklLinearAlgebraProvider : ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider
+    internal partial class MklLinearAlgebraProvider : ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider, IDisposable
     {
         const int _minimumCompatibleRevision = 4;
 
@@ -112,10 +112,24 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.Mkl
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void FreeResources()
+        {
+            MklProvider.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return MklProvider.Describe();
         }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            FreeResources();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/OpenBlas/OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/OpenBlas/OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
index 301d40b2..86b64ab3 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/OpenBlas/OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/LinearAlgebra/OpenBlas/OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.OpenBlas
     /// <summary>
     /// OpenBLAS linear algebra provider.
     /// </summary>
-    internal partial class OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider : ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider
+    internal partial class OpenBlasLinearAlgebraProvider : ManagedLinearAlgebraProvider, IDisposable
     {
         const int _minimumCompatibleRevision = 1;
 
@@ -97,10 +97,24 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.LinearAlgebra.OpenBlas
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Frees memory buffers, caches and handles allocated in or to the provider.
+        /// Does not unload the provider itself, it is still usable afterwards.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void FreeResources()
+        {
+            OpenBlasProvider.FreeResources();
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return OpenBlasProvider.Describe();
         }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            FreeResources();
+        }
     }
 }