diff --git a/modules/module-standard-event-source.c b/modules/module-standard-event-source.c
index 3260949a..ea2bf3c3 100644
--- a/modules/module-standard-event-source.c
+++ b/modules/module-standard-event-source.c
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ static gint
 get_default_event_priority (const gchar *event_type)
 {
   if (g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "select-") ||
-        g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "create-"))
+        g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "create-") ||
+        g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "destroy-"))
     return 500;
   if (g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "autoswitch-"))
     return 400;
@@ -212,8 +213,9 @@ static gboolean
 is_it_local_event (const gchar *event_type)
 {
   if (g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "select-") ||
-    g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "create-") ||
-    g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "autoswitch-"))
+      g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "create-") ||
+      g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "destroy-") ||
+      g_str_has_prefix(event_type, "autoswitch-"))
     return TRUE;
 
   return FALSE;