diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 68e24e2e..7ab09e2d 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -2030,11 +2030,6 @@ view_destroy(struct view *view)
 	osd_on_view_destroy(view);
 	undecorate(view);
 
-	if (view->scene_tree) {
-		wlr_scene_node_destroy(&view->scene_tree->node);
-		view->scene_tree = NULL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * The layer-shell top-layer is disabled when an application is running
 	 * in fullscreen mode, so if that's the case, we may have to re-enable
@@ -2054,6 +2049,16 @@ view_destroy(struct view *view)
 		menu_close_root(server);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Destroy the view's scene tree. View methods assume this is non-NULL,
+	 * so we should avoid any calls to those between this and freeing the
+	 * view.
+	 */
+	if (view->scene_tree) {
+		wlr_scene_node_destroy(&view->scene_tree->node);
+		view->scene_tree = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Remove view from server->views */
 	wl_list_remove(&view->link);
 	free(view);