diff --git a/main/viewManager.js b/main/viewManager.js
index 549f12837..f2abfd76c 100644
--- a/main/viewManager.js
+++ b/main/viewManager.js
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ function createView (existingViewId, id, webPreferences, boundsString, events) {
 
     const eventTarget = BrowserWindow.fromBrowserView(view) || windows.getCurrent()
 
+    if (!eventTarget) {
+      //this can happen during shutdown - windows can be destroyed before the corresponding views, and the view can emit an event during that time
+      return
+    }
+
     eventTarget.webContents.send('view-ipc', {
       id: id,
       name: channel,