diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
index 02a3aa0cdd2d4..6d7c361e1ee58 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ BrowserWindow::~BrowserWindow() {
     api_web_contents_->RemoveObserver(this);
     // Destroy the WebContents.
     OnCloseContents();
-    api_web_contents_->Destroy();
   }
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::WebContentsDestroyed() {
 
 void BrowserWindow::OnCloseContents() {
   BaseWindow::ResetBrowserViews();
+  api_web_contents_->Destroy();
 }
 
 void BrowserWindow::OnRendererResponsive(content::RenderProcessHost*) {
diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
index b859f36822c14..833781f7d244f 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -1223,7 +1223,9 @@ void WebContents::CloseContents(content::WebContents* source) {
   for (ExtendedWebContentsObserver& observer : observers_)
     observer.OnCloseContents();
 
-  Destroy();
+  // If there are observers, OnCloseContents will call Destroy()
+  if (observers_.empty())
+    Destroy();
 }
 
 void WebContents::ActivateContents(content::WebContents* source) {