diff --git a/uwp/uwp_main.cpp b/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
index 0d36f86157..939f310fe8 100644
--- a/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
+++ b/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,14 @@ extern "C" {
 	bool uwp_keyboard_pressed(unsigned key)
 	{
 		unsigned sym = rarch_keysym_lut[(enum retro_key)key];
-		return (CoreWindow::GetForCurrentThread()->GetKeyState((VirtualKey)sym) & CoreVirtualKeyStates::Down) == CoreVirtualKeyStates::Down;
+		CoreWindow^ window = CoreWindow::GetForCurrentThread();
+		if (!window)
+		{
+			// At times CoreWindow will return NULL while running Dolphin core
+			// Dolphin core runs on its own CPU thread separate from the UI-thread and so we must do a check for this.
+			return false;
+		}
+		return (window->GetKeyState((VirtualKey)sym) & CoreVirtualKeyStates::Down) == CoreVirtualKeyStates::Down;
 	}
 
 	int16_t uwp_mouse_state(unsigned port, unsigned id, bool screen)