diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
index da7389567aa4..be1a45b8e91a 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -2760,15 +2760,17 @@ void WebContents::CloseDevTools() {
   if (type_ == Type::kRemote)
     return;
 
-  DCHECK(inspectable_web_contents_);
-  inspectable_web_contents_->CloseDevTools();
+  if (inspectable_web_contents_)
+    inspectable_web_contents_->CloseDevTools();
 }
 
 bool WebContents::IsDevToolsOpened() {
   if (type_ == Type::kRemote)
     return false;
 
-  DCHECK(inspectable_web_contents_);
+  if (!inspectable_web_contents_)
+    return false;
+
   return inspectable_web_contents_->IsDevToolsViewShowing();
 }
 
@@ -2776,19 +2778,24 @@ std::u16string WebContents::GetDevToolsTitle() {
   if (type_ == Type::kRemote)
     return {};
 
-  DCHECK(inspectable_web_contents_);
+  if (!inspectable_web_contents_)
+    return {};
+
   return inspectable_web_contents_->GetDevToolsTitle();
 }
 
 void WebContents::SetDevToolsTitle(const std::u16string& title) {
-  inspectable_web_contents_->SetDevToolsTitle(title);
+  if (inspectable_web_contents_)
+    inspectable_web_contents_->SetDevToolsTitle(title);
 }
 
 bool WebContents::IsDevToolsFocused() {
   if (type_ == Type::kRemote)
     return false;
 
-  DCHECK(inspectable_web_contents_);
+  if (!inspectable_web_contents_)
+    return false;
+
   return inspectable_web_contents_->GetView()->IsDevToolsViewFocused();
 }
 
@@ -2836,10 +2843,9 @@ void WebContents::InspectElement(int x, int y) {
   if (type_ == Type::kRemote)
     return;
 
-  if (!enable_devtools_)
+  if (!enable_devtools_ || !inspectable_web_contents_)
     return;
 
-  DCHECK(inspectable_web_contents_);
   if (!inspectable_web_contents_->GetDevToolsWebContents())
     OpenDevTools(nullptr);
   inspectable_web_contents_->InspectElement(x, y);
diff --git a/spec/api-web-contents-view-spec.ts b/spec/api-web-contents-view-spec.ts
index 63f45c140edd..1d55c8253172 100644
--- a/spec/api-web-contents-view-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-web-contents-view-spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,26 @@ describe('WebContentsView', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('does not crash when closed via window.close()', async () => {
+    const bw = new BrowserWindow();
+    const wcv = new WebContentsView();
+
+    await bw.loadURL('data:text/html,<h1>Main Window</h1>');
+    bw.contentView.addChildView(wcv);
+
+    const dto = new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+      wcv.webContents.on('blur', () => {
+        const devToolsOpen = wcv.webContents.isDevToolsOpened();
+        resolve(devToolsOpen);
+      });
+    });
+
+    wcv.webContents.loadURL('data:text/html,<script>window.close()</script>');
+
+    const open = await dto;
+    expect(open).to.be.false();
+  });
+
   it('can be fullscreened', async () => {
     const w = new BaseWindow();
     const v = new WebContentsView();