diff --git a/typescript/rapier-compat/tests/WorldMemory.test.ts b/typescript/rapier-compat/tests/WorldMemory.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..759510e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/rapier-compat/tests/WorldMemory.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+interface RestorableWorld {
+    free(): void;
+}
+
+interface SnapshotWorld extends RestorableWorld {
+    takeSnapshot(): Uint8Array;
+}
+
+interface RapierApi {
+    init(): Promise<void> | void;
+}
+
+class NoopFinalizationRegistry {
+    constructor(_callback: unknown) {}
+
+    register(_target: object, _heldValue: unknown, _token?: object) {}
+
+    unregister(_token: object) {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+async function initializeWithCapturedMemory<T extends RapierApi>(
+    load: () => Promise<T>,
+): Promise<{rapier: T; memory: WebAssembly.Memory}> {
+    const originalFinalizationRegistry = (globalThis as any)
+        .FinalizationRegistry;
+    const originalInstantiate = WebAssembly.instantiate;
+    let memory: WebAssembly.Memory | undefined;
+
+    (globalThis as any).FinalizationRegistry = NoopFinalizationRegistry;
+    (WebAssembly as any).instantiate = async (...args: any[]) => {
+        const result = await (originalInstantiate as any)(...args);
+        const instance =
+            result instanceof WebAssembly.Instance ? result : result.instance;
+        if (instance.exports.memory instanceof WebAssembly.Memory) {
+            memory = instance.exports.memory;
+        }
+        return result;
+    };
+
+    try {
+        const rapier = await load();
+        await rapier.init();
+        if (!memory) throw new Error("Rapier WASM memory was not captured");
+        return {rapier, memory};
+    } finally {
+        (globalThis as any).FinalizationRegistry = originalFinalizationRegistry;
+        WebAssembly.instantiate = originalInstantiate;
+    }
+}
+
+function expectRestoresToReuseWasmMemory(
+    source: SnapshotWorld,
+    memory: WebAssembly.Memory,
+    restore: (snapshot: Uint8Array) => RestorableWorld,
+) {
+    const snapshot = source.takeSnapshot();
+    source.free();
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 200; i++) restore(snapshot).free();
+    const bytesBefore = memory.buffer.byteLength;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 2500; i++) restore(snapshot).free();
+
+    expect(memory.buffer.byteLength).toBe(bytesBefore);
+}
+
+test("2d snapshot restores reuse WASM memory after worlds are freed", async () => {
+    const {rapier, memory} = await initializeWithCapturedMemory(
+        () => import("../builds/2d-deterministic/pkg"),
+    );
+    const source = new rapier.World(new rapier.Vector2(0, -9.81));
+
+    expectRestoresToReuseWasmMemory(
+        source,
+        memory,
+        rapier.World.restoreSnapshot,
+    );
+});
+
+test("3d snapshot restores reuse WASM memory after worlds are freed", async () => {
+    const {rapier, memory} = await initializeWithCapturedMemory(
+        () => import("../builds/3d-deterministic/pkg"),
+    );
+    const source = new rapier.World(new rapier.Vector3(0, -9.81, 0));
+
+    expectRestoresToReuseWasmMemory(
+        source,
+        memory,
+        rapier.World.restoreSnapshot,
+    );
+});
diff --git a/typescript/src.ts/pipeline/world.ts b/typescript/src.ts/pipeline/world.ts
index 4c919fdb8..94e977572 100644
--- a/typescript/src.ts/pipeline/world.ts
+++ b/typescript/src.ts/pipeline/world.ts
@@ -188,17 +188,21 @@ export class World {
     public static fromRaw(raw: RawDeserializedWorld): World {
         if (!raw) return null;
 
-        return new World(
-            VectorOps.fromRaw(raw.takeGravity()),
-            raw.takeIntegrationParameters(),
-            raw.takeIslandManager(),
-            raw.takeBroadPhase(),
-            raw.takeNarrowPhase(),
-            raw.takeBodies(),
-            raw.takeColliders(),
-            raw.takeImpulseJoints(),
-            raw.takeMultibodyJoints(),
-        );
+        try {
+            return new World(
+                VectorOps.fromRaw(raw.takeGravity()),
+                raw.takeIntegrationParameters(),
+                raw.takeIslandManager(),
+                raw.takeBroadPhase(),
+                raw.takeNarrowPhase(),
+                raw.takeBodies(),
+                raw.takeColliders(),
+                raw.takeImpulseJoints(),
+                raw.takeMultibodyJoints(),
+            );
+        } finally {
+            raw.free();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -228,7 +232,11 @@ export class World {
      */
     public static restoreSnapshot(data: Uint8Array): World {
         let deser = new SerializationPipeline();
-        return deser.deserializeAll(data);
+        try {
+            return deser.deserializeAll(data);
+        } finally {
+            deser.free();
+        }
     }
 
     /**