diff --git a/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c b/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
index c54608985fbd..345e31619840 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
@@ -1899,6 +1899,10 @@ static HWND create_clipbrd_window(void);
  */
 static inline HRESULT get_clipbrd_window(ole_clipbrd *clipbrd, HWND *wnd)
 {
+
+    if ( clipbrd->window && !IsWindow(clipbrd->window) )
+        clipbrd->window = NULL;
+    
     if ( !clipbrd->window )
         clipbrd->window = create_clipbrd_window();