diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
index f396243d8..f32c6dccf 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             else
             {
                 member = SocketGuildUser.Create(this, Discord.State, model);
+                member.GlobalUser.AddRef();
                 _members[member.Id] = member;
                 DownloadedMemberCount++;
             }
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             else
             {
                 member = SocketGuildUser.Create(this, Discord.State, model);
+                member.GlobalUser.AddRef();
                 _members[member.Id] = member;
                 DownloadedMemberCount++;
             }
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             else
             {
                 member = SocketGuildUser.Create(this, Discord.State, model);
+                member.GlobalUser.AddRef();
                 _members[member.Id] = member;
                 DownloadedMemberCount++;
             }