diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 62dc6e1191bcec..e6e189be3dcbab 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ inline Environment::Environment(IsolateData* isolate_data,
       emit_napi_warning_(true),
       makecallback_cntr_(0),
 #if HAVE_INSPECTOR
-      inspector_agent_(this),
+      inspector_agent_(new inspector::Agent(this)),
 #endif
       handle_cleanup_waiting_(0),
       http_parser_buffer_(nullptr),
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ inline Environment::Environment(IsolateData* isolate_data,
 inline Environment::~Environment() {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate());
 
+#if HAVE_INSPECTOR
+  // Destroy inspector agent before erasing the context.
+  delete inspector_agent_;
+#endif
+
   context()->SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData(kContextEmbedderDataIndex,
                                              nullptr);
 #define V(PropertyName, TypeName) PropertyName ## _.Reset();
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index a1ec05baf0f4fe..c4156a405f69c5 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ class Environment {
 #undef V
 
 #if HAVE_INSPECTOR
-  inline inspector::Agent* inspector_agent() {
-    return &inspector_agent_;
+  inline inspector::Agent* inspector_agent() const {
+    return inspector_agent_;
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class Environment {
   std::map<std::string, uint64_t> performance_marks_;
 
 #if HAVE_INSPECTOR
-  inspector::Agent inspector_agent_;
+  inspector::Agent* const inspector_agent_;
 #endif
 
   HandleWrapQueue handle_wrap_queue_;