diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
index 1a70723..6b957d4 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
   : node_handle_(node_handle), client_handle_(client_handle), service_name_(service_name)
   {}
 
-  ~ClientBase()
+  virtual ~ClientBase()
   {
     if (client_handle_) {
       if (rmw_destroy_client(client_handle_) != RMW_RET_OK) {
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp
index d16135c..5eb2bc3 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
-  ~MultiThreadedExecutor() {}
+  virtual ~MultiThreadedExecutor() {}
 
   void
   spin()
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp
index ebcd51d..b54b445 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
   SingleThreadedExecutor() {}
 
-  ~SingleThreadedExecutor() {}
+  virtual ~SingleThreadedExecutor() {}
 
   void spin()
   {
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
index e481bfd..f7810bd 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
   : node_handle_(node_handle), publisher_handle_(publisher_handle)
   {}
 
-  ~Publisher()
+  virtual ~Publisher()
   {
     if (publisher_handle_) {
       if (rmw_destroy_publisher(node_handle_.get(), publisher_handle_) != RMW_RET_OK) {
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
index c05282e..3c9d7c3 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
   : node_handle_(node_handle), service_handle_(service_handle), service_name_(service_name)
   {}
 
-  ~ServiceBase()
+  virtual ~ServiceBase()
   {
     if (service_handle_) {
       if (rmw_destroy_service(service_handle_) != RMW_RET_OK) {
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
index b327ba0..5aa0878 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     (void)ignore_local_publications_;
   }
 
-  ~SubscriptionBase()
+  virtual ~SubscriptionBase()
   {
     if (subscription_handle_) {
       if (rmw_destroy_subscription(node_handle_.get(), subscription_handle_) != RMW_RET_OK) {
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/timer.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/timer.hpp
index 3e464f5..6b7c969 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/timer.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/timer.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
-  ~TimerBase()
+  virtual ~TimerBase()
   {
     if (guard_condition_) {
       if (rmw_destroy_guard_condition(guard_condition_) != RMW_RET_OK) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
     thread_ = std::thread(&GenericTimer<Clock>::run, this);
   }
 
-  ~GenericTimer()
+  virtual ~GenericTimer()
   {
     cancel();
     thread_.join();