diff --git a/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp b/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
index 6cfabb94..4ba1c3a2 100644
--- a/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/detail/window_manager.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ namespace detail
 
 				if (impl_->wd_register.available(owner))
 				{
+					if (owner->flags.destroying)
+						throw std::logic_error("the specified owner is destory");
+
 					native = (owner->other.category == category::frame_tag::value ?
 										owner->other.attribute.frame->container : owner->root_widget->root);
 					r.x += owner->pos_root.x;
@@ -303,6 +306,9 @@ namespace detail
 			if (impl_->wd_register.available(parent) == false)
 				throw std::invalid_argument("invalid parent/owner handle");
 
+			if (parent->flags.destroying)
+				throw std::logic_error("the specified parent is destory");
+
 			auto wdg_notifier = widget_notifier_interface::get_notifier(wdg);
 
 			core_window_t * wd;
diff --git a/source/gui/place.cpp b/source/gui/place.cpp
index bcac9556..f57df5e5 100644
--- a/source/gui/place.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/place.cpp
@@ -776,10 +776,13 @@ namespace nana
 		//It will delete the element and recollocate when the window destroyed.
 		event_handle _m_make_destroy(window wd)
 		{
-			return API::events(wd).destroy.connect([this](const arg_destroy& arg)
+			return API::events(wd).destroy.connect([this, wd](const arg_destroy& arg)
 			{
 				if (erase_element(elements, arg.window_handle))
-					place_ptr_->collocate();
+				{
+					if (!API::is_destroying(API::get_parent_window(wd)))
+						place_ptr_->collocate();
+				}
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -1524,6 +1527,9 @@ namespace nana
 	private:
 		void collocate(window wd) override
 		{
+			if (API::is_destroying(wd))
+				return;
+
 			if (splitter_.empty())
 			{
 				splitter_.create(wd);