diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
index e654c455c2..1348b0a2e3 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ __all__ = ['DirectGuiBase', 'DirectGuiWidget']
 
 from panda3d.core import *
 from direct.showbase import ShowBaseGlobal
+from direct.showbase import ShowBase
 from . import DirectGuiGlobals as DGG
 from .OnscreenText import *
 from .OnscreenGeom import *
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_DirectButton.py b/tests/gui/test_DirectButton.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f85e72f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gui/test_DirectButton.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from direct.gui.DirectButton import DirectButton
+
+
+def test_button_destroy():
+    btn = DirectButton(text="Test")
+    btn.destroy()
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_DirectEntry.py b/tests/gui/test_DirectEntry.py
index 4e462ebdbc..3382be3bda 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test_DirectEntry.py
+++ b/tests/gui/test_DirectEntry.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ from direct.gui.DirectEntry import DirectEntry
 import sys
 
 
+def test_entry_destroy():
+    entry = DirectEntry()
+    entry.destroy()
+
+
 def test_entry_get():
     entry = DirectEntry()
     assert isinstance(entry.get(), str)