diff --git a/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc b/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
index 223b39322ace..121da69cea01 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ WebWorkerObserver::~WebWorkerObserver() {
 }
 
 void WebWorkerObserver::ContextCreated(v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
+  v8::Context::Scope context_scope(context);
+
   node_bindings_->Initialize();
   node_bindings_->PrepareMessageLoop();