diff --git a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.cpp b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.cpp
index b5bf0179c0..1e5c1c69d8 100644
--- a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.cpp
+++ b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /**
  *  @brief Creates an appropriate DRM session based on the given DrmHelper
  */
-DrmSession* DrmSessionFactory::GetDrmSession(DrmHelperPtr drmHelper, DrmCallbacks *drmCallbacks)
+std::shared_ptr<DrmSession> DrmSessionFactory::GetDrmSession(DrmHelperPtr drmHelper, DrmCallbacks *drmCallbacks)
 {
 	const std::string systemId = drmHelper->ocdmSystemId();
 
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ DrmSession* DrmSessionFactory::GetDrmSession(DrmHelperPtr drmHelper, DrmCallback
 #if defined(USE_CLEARKEY)
 		if (systemId == CLEAR_KEY_SYSTEM_STRING)
 		{
-			return new ClearKeySession();
+			return std::make_shared<ClearKeySession>();
 		}
 		else
 #endif
 		{
-			return new OCDMBasicSessionAdapter(drmHelper, drmCallbacks);
+			return std::make_shared<OCDMBasicSessionAdapter>(drmHelper, drmCallbacks);
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		return new OCDMGSTSessionAdapter(drmHelper, drmCallbacks);
+		return std::make_shared<OCDMGSTSessionAdapter>(drmHelper, drmCallbacks);
 	}
 #else // No form of OCDM support. Attempt to fallback to hardcoded session classes
     if (systemId == CLEAR_KEY_SYSTEM_STRING)
 	{
 #if defined(USE_CLEARKEY)
-		return new ClearKeySession();
+		return std::make_shared<ClearKeySession>();
 #endif // USE_CLEARKEY
 	}
 #endif // Not USE_OPENCDM_ADAPTER
diff --git a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.h b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.h
index 483c90001a..29bbf22ffc 100644
--- a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.h
+++ b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionFactory.h
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ class DrmSessionFactory
 	 *  @param[in]	drmHelper - DrmHelper instance
 	 *  @return		Pointer to DrmSession.
 	 */
-	static DrmSession* GetDrmSession(DrmHelperPtr drmHelper, DrmCallbacks *drmCallbacks);
+	static std::shared_ptr<DrmSession> GetDrmSession(DrmHelperPtr drmHelper, DrmCallbacks *drmCallbacks);
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.cpp b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.cpp
index 61c8f404be..9c1cc87362 100755
--- a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.cpp
+++ b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ void DrmSessionManager::clearSessionData()
 	{
 		if (drmSessionContexts != NULL && drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession != NULL)
 		{
-			MW_SAFE_DELETE(drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession);
+			
+			drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession.reset();
 			drmSessionContexts[i] = DrmSessionContext();
 		}
 
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ void DrmSessionManager::clearDrmSession(bool forceClearSession)
 			if (drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession != NULL)
 			{
 				MW_LOG_WARN("DrmSessionManager:: Clearing failed Session Data Slot : %d", i);
-				MW_SAFE_DELETE(drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession);
+
+				drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession.reset();
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ int DrmSessionManager::getSlotIdForSession(DrmSession* session)
 	{
 		for (int i = 0; i < mMaxDRMSessions; i++)
 		{
-			if (drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession == session)
+			if (drmSessionContexts[i].drmSession.get() == session)
 			{
 				MW_LOG_INFO("DRM Session found at slot:%d", i);
 				slot = i;
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ DrmSession* DrmSessionManager::createDrmSession(int &responseCode, int &err, std
 	mCustomData = ContentUpdateCb(drmHelper, streamType, std::move(keyId), isContentProcess);
 	if (code == KEY_READY)
 	{
-		return drmSessionContexts[selectedSlot].drmSession;
+		return drmSessionContexts[selectedSlot].drmSession.get();
 	}
 
 	if ((code != KEY_INIT) || (selectedSlot == INVALID_SESSION_SLOT))
@@ -523,7 +525,7 @@ DrmSession* DrmSessionManager::createDrmSession(int &responseCode, int &err, std
 		drmSessionContexts[selectedSlot].drmSession->setSecManagerSession(localSession);
 	}
 
-	return drmSessionContexts[selectedSlot].drmSession;
+	return drmSessionContexts[selectedSlot].drmSession.get();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -703,7 +705,8 @@ KeyState DrmSessionManager::getDrmSession(int &err, std::shared_ptr<DrmHelper> d
 			MW_LOG_WARN("existing DRM session for %s has different key in slot %d", drmSessionContexts[sessionSlot].drmSession->getKeySystem().c_str(), sessionSlot);
 		}
 		MW_LOG_WARN("deleting existing DRM session for %s ", drmSessionContexts[sessionSlot].drmSession->getKeySystem().c_str());
-		MW_SAFE_DELETE(drmSessionContexts[sessionSlot].drmSession);
+		
+		drmSessionContexts[sessionSlot].drmSession.reset();
 	}
         this->ProfileUpdateCb();
 
diff --git a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.h b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.h
index 0bd8a71714..e353409f26 100644
--- a/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.h
+++ b/middleware/drm/DrmSessionManager.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct DrmSessionContext
 {
 	std::vector<uint8_t> data;
 	std::mutex sessionMutex;
-	DrmSession * drmSession;
+	std::shared_ptr<DrmSession> drmSession;
 
 	DrmSessionContext() : sessionMutex(), drmSession(NULL),data()
 	{