diff --git a/cef1/patch/patch.cfg b/cef1/patch/patch.cfg
index 7f0711026..253d51caa 100644
--- a/cef1/patch/patch.cfg
+++ b/cef1/patch/patch.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ patches = [
     'name': 'zlib',
     'path': '../third_party/zlib/',
   },
+  {
+    # http://code.google.com/p/chromiumembedded/issues/detail?id=809
+    'name': 'dom_storage_809',
+    'path': '../webkit/dom_storage/',
+  },
   {
     # http://code.google.com/p/chromiumembedded/issues/detail?id=364
     'name': 'spi_webcore_364',
diff --git a/cef1/patch/patches/dom_storage_809.patch b/cef1/patch/patches/dom_storage_809.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a790a480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cef1/patch/patches/dom_storage_809.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Index: dom_storage_area.cc
+===================================================================
+--- dom_storage_area.cc	(revision 157234)
++++ dom_storage_area.cc	(working copy)
+@@ -289,8 +289,11 @@
+ void DomStorageArea::CommitChanges(const CommitBatch* commit_batch) {
+   // This method executes on the commit sequence.
+   DCHECK(task_runner_->IsRunningOnCommitSequence());
+-  bool success = backing_->CommitChanges(commit_batch->clear_all_first,
+-                                         commit_batch->changed_values);
++  bool success = false;
++  if (backing_.get()) {
++    success = backing_->CommitChanges(commit_batch->clear_all_first,
++                                      commit_batch->changed_values);
++  }
+   DCHECK(success);  // TODO(michaeln): what if it fails?
+   task_runner_->PostTask(
+       FROM_HERE,