diff --git a/src/aui/framemanager.cpp b/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
index c04654f4c5..6db66b51ed 100644
--- a/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
@@ -3550,6 +3550,10 @@ void wxAuiManager::OnFloatingPaneActivated(wxWindow* wnd)
 
 void wxAuiManager::OnRender(wxAuiManagerEvent& evt)
 {
+    // if the frame is about to be deleted, don't bother
+    if (!m_frame || wxPendingDelete.Member(m_frame))
+	    return;
+        
     wxDC* dc = evt.GetDC();
 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__