diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
index 1eaf9eafd9d9..a6ab707e6b63 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -939,8 +939,6 @@ WebContents::~WebContents() {
   }
 
   inspectable_web_contents_->GetView()->SetDelegate(nullptr);
-  if (guest_delegate_)
-    guest_delegate_->WillDestroy();
 
   // This event is only for internal use, which is emitted when WebContents is
   // being destroyed.
@@ -1957,6 +1955,10 @@ void WebContents::WebContentsDestroyed() {
     return;
   wrapper->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(0, nullptr);
 
+  // Tell WebViewGuestDelegate that the WebContents has been destroyed.
+  if (guest_delegate_)
+    guest_delegate_->WillDestroy();
+
   Observe(nullptr);
   Emit("destroyed");
 }
diff --git a/spec-main/webview-spec.ts b/spec-main/webview-spec.ts
index 9aa4e5f95be2..99a8d4e8d1b0 100644
--- a/spec-main/webview-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/webview-spec.ts
@@ -397,6 +397,23 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function () {
       expect(webview.getZoomFactor()).to.equal(1.2);
       await w.loadURL(`${zoomScheme}://host1`);
     });
+
+    it('does not crash when changing zoom level after webview is destroyed', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow({
+        show: false,
+        webPreferences: {
+          webviewTag: true,
+          nodeIntegration: true,
+          session: webviewSession,
+          contextIsolation: false
+        }
+      });
+      const attachPromise = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-attach-webview');
+      await w.loadFile(path.join(fixtures, 'pages', 'webview-zoom-inherited.html'));
+      await attachPromise;
+      await w.webContents.executeJavaScript('view.remove()');
+      w.webContents.setZoomLevel(0.5);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('requestFullscreen from webview', () => {