diff --git content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.cc content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.cc
index 8c6deced5a7a..5bded2a7e8f1 100644
--- content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.cc
+++ content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.cc
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ bool RenderViewHostImpl::IsRenderViewLive() {
 }
 
 void RenderViewHostImpl::SetBackgroundOpaque(bool opaque) {
+  if (!GetWidget()->GetAssociatedFrameWidget().is_bound())
+    return;
   GetWidget()->GetAssociatedFrameWidget()->SetBackgroundOpaque(opaque);
 }