diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_WebBrowserComponent_windows.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_WebBrowserComponent_windows.cpp
index 6e6c3853ed..b7752a9ff0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_WebBrowserComponent_windows.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_WebBrowserComponent_windows.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,12 @@ public:
 
     ~WebView2() override
     {
+        if (webView2ConstructionHelper.webView2BeingCreated == this)
+            webView2ConstructionHelper.webView2BeingCreated = nullptr;
+
+        webView2ConstructionHelper.viewsWaitingForCreation.erase (this);
+
+        cancelPendingUpdate();
         removeEventHandlers();
         closeWebView();
     }
@@ -1022,8 +1028,6 @@ private:
             webView2ConstructionHelper.viewsWaitingForCreation.erase (this);
             webView2ConstructionHelper.webView2BeingCreated = this;
 
-            WeakReference<WebView2> weakThis (this);
-
             webViewHandle.environment->CreateCoreWebView2Controller ((HWND) peer->getNativeHandle(),
                 Callback<ICoreWebView2CreateCoreWebView2ControllerCompletedHandler> (
                     [weakThis = WeakReference<WebView2> { this }] (HRESULT, ICoreWebView2Controller* controller) -> HRESULT