diff --git a/wasm/unpack.h b/wasm/unpack.h
index a40fec31..9942a773 100644
--- a/wasm/unpack.h
+++ b/wasm/unpack.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class WasmBuffer {
  public:
   // Creates a buffer with the given element count
   explicit WasmBuffer(int element_count = 0) {
-    bytes_.resize(element_count * sizeof(T));
+    Resize(element_count);
   }
 
   // Creates a buffer by copying data from a (typed) array
@@ -60,13 +60,25 @@ class WasmBuffer {
     return WasmBuffer<T>(array);
   }
 
+  // Resizes the buffer to the given element count.
+  // If element count is zero the memory is released.
+  void Resize(int element_count) {
+    if (element_count == 0) {
+      std::vector<std::byte> empty;
+      bytes_.swap(empty);
+    } else {
+      bytes_.resize(element_count * sizeof(T));
+    }
+  }
+
   // Returns the pointer to the data in the buffer
   uintptr_t GetPointer() { return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(bytes_.data()); }
 
   // Returns the number of elements in the buffer
   int GetElementCount() { return bytes_.size() / sizeof(T); }
 
-  // Returns a TypedArray view of the buffer
+  // Returns a TypedArray view of the buffer.
+  // Do not cache this value, bytes_.data() is invalidated on Resize!
   emscripten::val GetView() {
     return emscripten::val(emscripten::typed_memory_view(
         bytes_.size() / sizeof(T), reinterpret_cast<const T*>(bytes_.data())));