diff --git a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
index a14853d7567..b04e249d0b8 100644
--- a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -855,6 +855,10 @@ void SendCoinsDialog::updateCoinControlState()
 }
 
 void SendCoinsDialog::updateNumberOfBlocks(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVerificationProgress, SyncType synctype, SynchronizationState sync_state) {
+    // During shutdown, clientModel will be nullptr. Attempting to update views at this point may cause a crash
+    // due to accessing backend models that might no longer exist.
+    if (!clientModel) return;
+    // Process event
     if (sync_state == SynchronizationState::POST_INIT) {
         updateSmartFeeLabel();
     }