diff --git a/gen/gen_mpy.py b/gen/gen_mpy.py
index af729e479..ac63021a8 100644
--- a/gen/gen_mpy.py
+++ b/gen/gen_mpy.py
@@ -1108,18 +1108,54 @@ def register_int_ptr_type(convertor, *types):
 // Register LVGL root pointers
 MP_REGISTER_ROOT_POINTER(void *mp_lv_roots);
 MP_REGISTER_ROOT_POINTER(void *mp_lv_user_data);
+MP_REGISTER_ROOT_POINTER(int mp_lv_roots_initialized);
+MP_REGISTER_ROOT_POINTER(int lvgl_mod_initialized);
 
 void *mp_lv_roots;
+void *mp_lv_user_data;
+int mp_lv_roots_initialized = 0;
+int lvgl_mod_initialized = 0;
 
 void mp_lv_init_gc()
 {
-    static bool mp_lv_roots_initialized = false;
-    if (!mp_lv_roots_initialized) {
+    if (!MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_roots_initialized)) {
+        // mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "[ INIT GC ]");
         mp_lv_roots = MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_roots) = m_new0(lv_global_t, 1);
-        mp_lv_roots_initialized = true;
+        mp_lv_roots_initialized = MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_roots_initialized) = 1;
     }
 }
 
+void mp_lv_deinit_gc()
+{
+
+    // mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "[ DEINIT GC ]");
+    mp_lv_roots = MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_roots) = NULL;
+    mp_lv_user_data = MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_user_data) = NULL;
+    mp_lv_roots_initialized = MP_STATE_VM(mp_lv_roots_initialized) = 0;
+    lvgl_mod_initialized = MP_STATE_VM(lvgl_mod_initialized) = 0;
+
+}
+
+static mp_obj_t lvgl_mod___init__(void) {
+    if (!MP_STATE_VM(lvgl_mod_initialized)) {
+        // __init__ for builtins is called each time the module is imported,
+        //   so ensure that initialisation only happens once.
+        MP_STATE_VM(lvgl_mod_initialized) = true;
+        lv_init();
+    }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(lvgl_mod___init___obj, lvgl_mod___init__);
+
+
+static mp_obj_t lvgl_mod___del__(void) {
+    if (MP_STATE_VM(lvgl_mod_initialized)) {
+        lv_deinit();
+    }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(lvgl_mod___del___obj, lvgl_mod___del__);
+
 #else // LV_OBJ_T
 
 typedef struct mp_lv_obj_type_t {
@@ -2982,6 +3018,8 @@ def generate_struct_functions(struct_list):
 
 static const mp_rom_map_elem_t {module_name}_globals_table[] = {{
     {{ MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_{module_name}) }},
+    {{ MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___init__), MP_ROM_PTR(&lvgl_mod___init___obj) }},
+    {{ MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___del__), MP_ROM_PTR(&lvgl_mod___del___obj) }},
     {objects}
     {functions}
     {enums}
diff --git a/lib/lv_utils.py b/lib/lv_utils.py
index 83d3fe95c..259074e3a 100644
--- a/lib/lv_utils.py
+++ b/lib/lv_utils.py
@@ -180,4 +180,3 @@ async def async_timer(self):
 
     def default_exception_sink(self, e):
         sys.print_exception(e)
-        event_loop.current_instance().deinit()
diff --git a/lv_conf.h b/lv_conf.h
index c2d4e6c59..e624057bc 100644
--- a/lv_conf.h
+++ b/lv_conf.h
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@
 /*Garbage Collector settings
  *Used if LVGL is bound to higher level language and the memory is managed by that language*/
 extern void mp_lv_init_gc();
+extern void mp_lv_deinit_gc();
 #define LV_GC_INIT() mp_lv_init_gc()
+#define LV_GC_DEINIT() mp_lv_deinit_gc()
 
 #define LV_ENABLE_GLOBAL_CUSTOM 1
 #if LV_ENABLE_GLOBAL_CUSTOM
diff --git a/lvgl b/lvgl
index 905de3d7c..00d07390e 160000
--- a/lvgl
+++ b/lvgl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 905de3d7c81367608577e1e38d032831a7871c16
+Subproject commit 00d07390edbab7c13bdad83ed0b389616cb4d96b