diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a2e0856..92dc20de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@
 #### Changed
 * `html` - `SimpleTagHandler` visits children tags if supplied tag is block one ([#235])
 
+#### Fixed
+* `image-glide` cache `RequestManager` in  `GlideImagesPlugin#create(Context)` factory method ([#259])
+
 #### Deprecated
 * `core` - `MovementMethodPlugin.create()` use explicit `MovementMethodPlugin.link()` instead
 
 [#235]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/235
+[#259]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/issues/259
+
 
 # 4.4.0
 * `TextViewSpan` to obtain `TextView` in which markdown is displayed (applied by `CorePlugin`)
diff --git a/markwon-image-glide/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/glide/GlideImagesPlugin.java b/markwon-image-glide/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/glide/GlideImagesPlugin.java
index e690c014..657229ec 100644
--- a/markwon-image-glide/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/glide/GlideImagesPlugin.java
+++ b/markwon-image-glide/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/glide/GlideImagesPlugin.java
@@ -44,20 +44,10 @@ public class GlideImagesPlugin extends AbstractMarkwonPlugin {
 
     @NonNull
     public static GlideImagesPlugin create(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        return create(new GlideStore() {
-            @NonNull
-            @Override
-            public RequestBuilder<Drawable> load(@NonNull AsyncDrawable drawable) {
-                return Glide.with(context)
-                        .load(drawable.getDestination());
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public void cancel(@NonNull Target<?> target) {
-                Glide.with(context)
-                        .clear(target);
-            }
-        });
+        // @since $nap; cache RequestManager
+        //  sometimes `cancel` would be called after activity is destroyed,
+        //  so `Glide.with(context)` will throw an exception
+        return create(Glide.with(context));
     }
 
     @NonNull