diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
index 329d807e1797..a8d45de3b3aa 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ ContentChild::ContentChild()
  : mID(uint64_t(-1))
  , mCanOverrideProcessName(true)
  , mIsAlive(true)
+ , mShuttingDown(false)
 {
   // This process is a content process, so it's clearly running in
   // multiprocess mode!
@@ -863,6 +864,12 @@ ContentChild::IsAlive() const
   return mIsAlive;
 }
 
+bool
+ContentChild::IsShuttingDown() const
+{
+  return mShuttingDown;
+}
+
 void
 ContentChild::GetProcessName(nsACString& aName) const
 {
@@ -2988,6 +2995,8 @@ ContentChild::RecvShutdown()
     }
   }
 
+  mShuttingDown = true;
+
   if (mPolicy) {
     mPolicy->Deactivate();
     mPolicy = nullptr;
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
index b5157fae744a..b86e4e1d312d 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ public:
 
   bool IsAlive() const;
 
+  bool IsShuttingDown() const;
+
   static void AppendProcessId(nsACString& aName);
 
   ContentBridgeParent* GetLastBridge()
@@ -682,7 +684,9 @@ private:
   // Hashtable to keep track of the pending GetFilesHelper objects.
   // This GetFilesHelperChild objects are removed when RecvGetFilesResponse is
   // received.
- nsRefPtrHashtable<nsIDHashKey, GetFilesHelperChild> mGetFilesPendingRequests;
+  nsRefPtrHashtable<nsIDHashKey, GetFilesHelperChild> mGetFilesPendingRequests;
+
+  bool mShuttingDown;
 
   DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(ContentChild);
 };
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelChild.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelChild.cpp
index 0ce2563d8cdc..4c8a77069a7b 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelChild.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelChild.cpp
@@ -1990,12 +1990,16 @@ HttpChannelChild::ContinueAsyncOpen()
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
 
+  ContentChild* cc = static_cast<ContentChild*>(gNeckoChild->Manager());
+  if (cc->IsShuttingDown()) {
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  }
+
   // The socket transport in the chrome process now holds a logical ref to us
   // until OnStopRequest, or we do a redirect, or we hit an IPDL error.
   AddIPDLReference();
 
-  PBrowserOrId browser = static_cast<ContentChild*>(gNeckoChild->Manager())
-                         ->GetBrowserOrId(tabChild);
+  PBrowserOrId browser = cc->GetBrowserOrId(tabChild);
   if (!gNeckoChild->SendPHttpChannelConstructor(this, browser,
                                                 IPC::SerializedLoadContext(this),
                                                 openArgs)) {