diff --git a/binding/SkiaSharp/SKCanvas.cs b/binding/SkiaSharp/SKCanvas.cs
index 55016c3aa5d..16e5be1e8a1 100644
--- a/binding/SkiaSharp/SKCanvas.cs
+++ b/binding/SkiaSharp/SKCanvas.cs
@@ -1078,10 +1078,11 @@ public void Dispose ()
 		/// </summary>
 		public void Restore ()
 		{
-			if (canvas != null) {
+			// canvas can be GC-ed before us
+			if (canvas != null && canvas.Handle != IntPtr.Zero) {
 				canvas.RestoreToCount (saveCount);
-				canvas = null;
 			}
+			canvas = null;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Apple.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Apple.cs
index ce56e098a29..5e47a2b0883 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Apple.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Apple.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,25 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKCanvasView platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.SetNeedsDisplay();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.IgnorePixelScaling = canvasView.IgnorePixelScaling;
 		}
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.touchProxy?.UpdateEnableTouchEvents(handler.PlatformView, canvasView.EnableTouchEvents);
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Tizen.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Tizen.cs
index ad5bd55ce1c..cdc7bfd8455 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Tizen.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Tizen.cs
@@ -33,16 +33,25 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKCanvasView platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.Invalidate();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.IgnorePixelScaling = canvasView.IgnorePixelScaling;
 		}
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.touchHandler ??= new SKTouchHandler(
 				args => canvasView.OnTouch(args),
 				(x, y) => handler.OnGetScaledCoord(x, y));
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Windows.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Windows.cs
index 8518413d5df..b008ad56ba2 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Windows.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKCanvasView/SKCanvasViewHandler.Windows.cs
@@ -33,17 +33,23 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKXamlCanvas platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.Invalidate();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.IgnorePixelScaling = canvasView.IgnorePixelScaling;
 		}
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKCanvasViewHandler handler, ISKCanvasView canvasView)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView == null)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
 				return;
 
 			handler.touchHandler ??= new SKTouchHandler(
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Android.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Android.cs
index aff64caa15d..921d8893a2d 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Android.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Android.cs
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKGLTextureView platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			if (handler.PlatformView.RenderMode == Rendermode.WhenDirty)
 				handler.PlatformView.RequestRender();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView is not MauiSKGLTextureView pv)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView is not MauiSKGLTextureView pv)
 				return;
 
 			pv.IgnorePixelScaling = view.IgnorePixelScaling;
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view
 
 		public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.RenderMode = view.HasRenderLoop
 				? Rendermode.Continuously
 				: Rendermode.WhenDirty;
@@ -64,6 +70,9 @@ public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.touchHandler ??= new SKTouchHandler(
 				args => view.OnTouch(args),
 				(x, y) => handler.OnGetScaledCoord(x, y));
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.MacCatalyst.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.MacCatalyst.cs
index 58307c2a29e..1c413a1a184 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.MacCatalyst.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.MacCatalyst.cs
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKMetalView platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			if (handler.PlatformView.Paused && handler.PlatformView.EnableSetNeedsDisplay)
 				handler.PlatformView.SetNeedsDisplay();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView is MauiSKMetalView pv)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView is MauiSKMetalView pv)
 			{
 				pv.IgnorePixelScaling = view.IgnorePixelScaling;
 				handler.PlatformView.SetNeedsDisplay();
@@ -57,12 +60,18 @@ public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view
 
 		public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.Paused = !view.HasRenderLoop;
 			handler.PlatformView.EnableSetNeedsDisplay = !view.HasRenderLoop;
 		}
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.touchProxy?.UpdateEnableTouchEvents(handler.PlatformView, view.EnableTouchEvents);
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Windows.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Windows.cs
index 58026f6a593..e03c75d9112 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Windows.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.Windows.cs
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKSwapChainPanel platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			if (!handler.PlatformView.EnableRenderLoop)
 				handler.PlatformView.Invalidate();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView is not MauiSKSwapChainPanel pv)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView is not MauiSKSwapChainPanel pv)
 				return;
 
 			pv.IgnorePixelScaling = view.IgnorePixelScaling;
@@ -48,12 +51,15 @@ public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view
 
 		public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.PlatformView.EnableRenderLoop = view.HasRenderLoop;
 		}
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView == null)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
 				return;
 
 			handler.touchHandler ??= new SKTouchHandler(
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.iOS.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.iOS.cs
index 3bb8450343f..b87a0e9342f 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.iOS.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui/SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core/Handlers/SKGLView/SKGLViewHandler.iOS.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(SKGLView platformView)
 
 		public static void OnInvalidateSurface(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view, object? args)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.renderLoopManager?.RequestDisplay();
 		}
 
 		public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
-			if (handler.PlatformView is MauiSKGLView pv)
+			if (handler?.PlatformView is MauiSKGLView pv)
 			{
 				pv.IgnorePixelScaling = view.IgnorePixelScaling;
 				handler.renderLoopManager?.RequestDisplay();
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ public static void MapIgnorePixelScaling(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view
 
 		public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			if (view.HasRenderLoop)
 				handler.renderLoopManager?.RequestRenderLoop();
 			else
@@ -75,6 +81,9 @@ public static void MapHasRenderLoop(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 
 		public static void MapEnableTouchEvents(SKGLViewHandler handler, ISKGLView view)
 		{
+			if (handler?.PlatformView == null)
+				return;
+
 			handler.touchProxy?.UpdateEnableTouchEvents(handler.PlatformView, view.EnableTouchEvents);
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI/SKXamlCanvas.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI/SKXamlCanvas.cs
index cf9c01233d7..d7767fcf508 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI/SKXamlCanvas.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI/SKXamlCanvas.cs
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ private void OnUnloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		public void Invalidate()
 		{
 #if WINDOWS
-			DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, DoInvalidate);
+			DispatcherQueue?.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, DoInvalidate);
 #else
-			Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, DoInvalidate);
+			Dispatcher?.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, DoInvalidate);
 #endif
 		}