diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/src/platform_impl/windows.rs b/plugins/single-instance/src/platform_impl/windows.rs
index 9ec50edb..67791282 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/src/platform_impl/windows.rs
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/src/platform_impl/windows.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn single_instance_window_proc<R: Runtime>(
 ) -> LRESULT {
     let data_ptr = GetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWL_USERDATA)
         as *mut (AppHandle<R>, Box<SingleInstanceCallback<R>>);
+    if data_ptr.is_null() {
+        return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam);
+    }
     let (app_handle, callback) = &mut *data_ptr;
 
     match msg {