diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.c b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
index 72c259eb5b8..4989b5ade4b 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ LPWININETHANDLEHEADER WININET_GetObject( HINTERNET hinternet )
 
     EnterCriticalSection( &WININET_cs );
 
-    if( (handle > 0) && ( handle <= WININET_dwMaxHandles ) )
+    if( (handle > 0) && ( handle <= WININET_dwMaxHandles ) && 
+        WININET_Handles[handle-1] )
         info = WININET_AddRef( WININET_Handles[handle-1] );
 
     LeaveCriticalSection( &WININET_cs );
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c b/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
index 9c968a8b7be..c5a007cc592 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ abort:
     if (hor != 0x0) {
         rc = InternetCloseHandle(hor);
         ok ((rc != 0), "InternetCloseHandle of handle opened by HttpOpenRequestA failed\n");
+        rc = InternetCloseHandle(hor);
+        ok ((rc == 0), "Double close of handle opened by HttpOpenRequestA succeeded\n");
     }
     if (hic != 0x0) {
         rc = InternetCloseHandle(hic);