diff --git a/widget/src/windows/WinTaskbar.cpp b/widget/src/windows/WinTaskbar.cpp
index c5bc9a2194c2..1bfaf87af548 100644
--- a/widget/src/windows/WinTaskbar.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/windows/WinTaskbar.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ WinTaskbar::CreateTaskbarTabPreview(nsIDocShell *shell, nsITaskbarPreviewControl
 
   HWND toplevelHWND = ::GetAncestor(GetHWNDFromDocShell(shell), GA_ROOT);
 
+  if (!toplevelHWND)
+    return NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
+
   nsRefPtr<TaskbarTabPreview> preview(new TaskbarTabPreview(mTaskbar, controller, toplevelHWND, shell));
   if (!preview)
     return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -265,6 +268,9 @@ WinTaskbar::GetTaskbarWindowPreview(nsIDocShell *shell, nsITaskbarWindowPreview
 
   HWND toplevelHWND = ::GetAncestor(GetHWNDFromDocShell(shell), GA_ROOT);
 
+  if (!toplevelHWND)
+    return NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
+
   nsWindow *window = nsWindow::GetNSWindowPtr(toplevelHWND);
 
   if (!window)