diff --git a/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.cc b/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.cc
index b0f59e994b990..e9c7723161330 100644
--- a/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.cc
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ bool IsAltModifier(const content::NativeWebKeyboardEvent& event) {
 }  // namespace
 
 RootView::RootView(NativeWindow* window)
-    : window_(window),
-      last_focused_view_tracker_(std::make_unique<views::ViewTracker>()) {
+    : window_{raw_ref<NativeWindow>::from_ptr(window)},
+      main_view_{raw_ref<views::View>::from_ptr(
+          AddChildView(std::make_unique<views::View>()))} {
   set_owned_by_client();
   views::BoxLayout* layout =
       SetLayoutManager(std::make_unique<views::BoxLayout>(
           views::BoxLayout::Orientation::kVertical));
-  main_view_ = AddChildView(std::make_unique<views::View>());
   main_view_->SetUseDefaultFillLayout(true);
-  layout->SetFlexForView(main_view_, 1);
+  layout->SetFlexForView(&main_view_.get(), 1);
 }
 
 RootView::~RootView() = default;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void RootView::SetMenu(ElectronMenuModel* menu_model) {
     return;
 
   if (!menu_bar_) {
-    menu_bar_ = std::make_unique<MenuBar>(window_, this);
+    menu_bar_ = std::make_unique<MenuBar>(&window_.get(), this);
     menu_bar_->set_owned_by_client();
     if (!menu_bar_autohide_)
       SetMenuBarVisibility(true);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void RootView::HandleKeyEvent(const content::NativeWebKeyboardEvent& event) {
       SetMenuBarVisibility(true);
 
       View* focused_view = GetFocusManager()->GetFocusedView();
-      last_focused_view_tracker_->SetView(focused_view);
+      last_focused_view_tracker_.SetView(focused_view);
       menu_bar_->RequestFocus();
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void RootView::HandleKeyEvent(const content::NativeWebKeyboardEvent& event) {
       SetMenuBarVisibility(!menu_bar_visible_);
 
     View* focused_view = GetFocusManager()->GetFocusedView();
-    last_focused_view_tracker_->SetView(focused_view);
+    last_focused_view_tracker_.SetView(focused_view);
     if (menu_bar_visible_) {
       menu_bar_->RequestFocus();
       // Show accelerators when menu bar is focused
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void RootView::HandleKeyEvent(const content::NativeWebKeyboardEvent& event) {
 }
 
 void RootView::RestoreFocus() {
-  View* last_focused_view = last_focused_view_tracker_->view();
+  View* last_focused_view = last_focused_view_tracker_.view();
   if (last_focused_view) {
     GetFocusManager()->SetFocusedViewWithReason(
         last_focused_view,
diff --git a/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.h b/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.h
index 5f27e23c60723..696caaa9630db 100644
--- a/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.h
+++ b/shell/browser/ui/views/root_view.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "base/memory/raw_ptr.h"
+#include "base/memory/raw_ref.h"
 #include "shell/browser/ui/accelerator_util.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/geometry/insets.h"
 #include "ui/views/view.h"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class RootView : public views::View {
   void RegisterAcceleratorsWithFocusManager(ElectronMenuModel* menu_model);
   void UnregisterAcceleratorsWithFocusManager();
 
-  views::View* GetMainView() { return main_view_; }
+  views::View* GetMainView() { return &main_view_.get(); }
 
   // views::View:
   gfx::Size GetMinimumSize() const override;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class RootView : public views::View {
 
  private:
   // Parent window, weak ref.
-  raw_ptr<NativeWindow> window_;
+  const raw_ref<NativeWindow> window_;
 
   // Menu bar.
   std::unique_ptr<MenuBar> menu_bar_;
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ class RootView : public views::View {
   bool menu_bar_alt_pressed_ = false;
 
   // Main view area.
-  raw_ptr<views::View> main_view_;
+  const raw_ref<views::View> main_view_;
 
   // Map from accelerator to menu item's command id.
   accelerator_util::AcceleratorTable accelerator_table_;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<views::ViewTracker> last_focused_view_tracker_;
+  views::ViewTracker last_focused_view_tracker_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace electron