diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
index eb30d2fea8..8d92652b03 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ void BrowserWindow::CloseImmediately() {
 }
 
 void BrowserWindow::Focus() {
-  if (api_web_contents_->IsOffScreen())
+  if (api_web_contents_ && api_web_contents_->IsOffScreen())
     FocusOnWebView();
   else
     BaseWindow::Focus();
 }
 
 void BrowserWindow::Blur() {
-  if (api_web_contents_->IsOffScreen())
+  if (api_web_contents_ && api_web_contents_->IsOffScreen())
     BlurWebView();
   else
     BaseWindow::Blur();
diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
index e464117fc1..2a6f58fb94 100755
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
@@ -4929,6 +4929,18 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
         expect(w.getChildWindows().length).to.equal(0);
       });
 
+      it('can handle parent window close with focus or blur events', (done) => {
+        const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
+        const c = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, parent: w });
+
+        c.on('closed', () => {
+          w.focus();
+          done();
+        });
+
+        w.close();
+      });
+
       ifit(process.platform === 'darwin')('only shows the intended window when a child with siblings is shown', async () => {
         const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
         const childOne = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, parent: w });