diff --git a/dlls/vbscript/tests/vbscript.c b/dlls/vbscript/tests/vbscript.c
index fdbfc4465b4..fd769cc2804 100644
--- a/dlls/vbscript/tests/vbscript.c
+++ b/dlls/vbscript/tests/vbscript.c
@@ -713,6 +713,11 @@ static void test_vbscript_uninitializing(void)
 
     test_no_script_dispatch(script);
 
+    hres = IActiveScript_SetScriptState(script, SCRIPTSTATE_STARTED);
+    ok(hres == E_UNEXPECTED, "SetScriptState(SCRIPTSTATE_STARTED) failed: %08x\n", hres);
+    hres = IActiveScript_SetScriptState(script, SCRIPTSTATE_INITIALIZED);
+    ok(hres == E_UNEXPECTED, "SetScriptState(SCRIPTSTATE_INITIALIZED) failed: %08x\n", hres);
+
     SET_EXPECT(GetLCID);
     SET_EXPECT(OnStateChange_INITIALIZED);
     hres = IActiveScript_SetScriptSite(script, &ActiveScriptSite);
diff --git a/dlls/vbscript/vbscript.c b/dlls/vbscript/vbscript.c
index 59ec577846a..ebd100f4e50 100644
--- a/dlls/vbscript/vbscript.c
+++ b/dlls/vbscript/vbscript.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI VBScript_SetScriptState(IActiveScript *iface, SCRIPTSTATE
         return S_OK;
     }
 
-    if(!This->is_initialized)
+    if(!This->is_initialized || !This->ctx->site)
         return E_UNEXPECTED;
 
     switch(ss) {