diff --git a/dlls/wininet/ftp.c b/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
index cf37ac80861..9be0e74f7de 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/ftp.c
@@ -1728,6 +1728,9 @@ HINTERNET FTP_Connect(LPWININETAPPINFOW hIC, LPCWSTR lpszServerName,
     lpwfs->hdr.lpfnStatusCB = hIC->hdr.lpfnStatusCB;
     lpwfs->download_in_progress = NULL;
 
+    WININET_AddRef( &hIC->hdr );
+    lpwfs->lpAppInfo = hIC;
+
     handle = WININET_AllocHandle( &lpwfs->hdr );
     if( !handle )
     {
@@ -2685,6 +2688,8 @@ static void FTP_CloseSessionHandle(LPWININETHANDLEHEADER hdr)
 
     TRACE("\n");
 
+    WININET_Release(&lpwfs->lpAppInfo->hdr);
+
     if (lpwfs->download_in_progress != NULL)
 	lpwfs->download_in_progress->session_deleted = TRUE;
     
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.h b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
index de53717fa9c..6d2e85725ad 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.h
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
     WININETHANDLEHEADER hdr;
+    WININETAPPINFOW *lpAppInfo;
     int sndSocket;
     int lstnSocket;
     int pasvSocket; /* data socket connected by us in case of passive FTP */