diff --git a/src/she/skia/skia_display.h b/src/she/skia/skia_display.h
index 367bea733..0f4d4083b 100644
--- a/src/she/skia/skia_display.h
+++ b/src/she/skia/skia_display.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class SkiaDisplay : public Display {
 public:
   SkiaDisplay(int width, int height, int scale);
 
+  bool isInitialized() const { return m_initialized; }
   void setSkiaSurface(SkiaSurface* surface);
   void resetSkiaSurface();
 
diff --git a/src/she/skia/skia_window_osx.mm b/src/she/skia/skia_window_osx.mm
index 52d43743b..c5ee19d50 100644
--- a/src/she/skia/skia_window_osx.mm
+++ b/src/she/skia/skia_window_osx.mm
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ private:
 #endif
 
   void paintGC(const gfx::Rect& rect) {
+    if (!m_display->isInitialized())
+      return;
+
     SkiaSurface* surface = static_cast<SkiaSurface*>(m_display->getSurface());
     const SkBitmap& bitmap = surface->bitmap();