diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/binding.h b/dlls/mshtml/binding.h
index 63ac1ae3bd2..392713b56f8 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/binding.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/binding.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ nsresult on_start_uri_open(NSContainer*,nsIURI*,cpp_bool*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT hlink_frame_navigate(HTMLDocument*,LPCWSTR,nsChannel*,DWORD,BOOL*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT create_doc_uri(HTMLOuterWindow*,IUri*,nsWineURI**) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT load_nsuri(HTMLOuterWindow*,nsWineURI*,nsChannelBSC*,DWORD) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLDocument*,IMoniker*,IUri*,IBindCtx*,nsChannelBSC*,BOOL) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLOuterWindow*,IMoniker*,IUri*,IBindCtx*,nsChannelBSC*,BOOL) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void prepare_for_binding(HTMLDocument*,IMoniker*,DWORD) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT super_navigate(HTMLOuterWindow*,IUri*,DWORD,const WCHAR*,BYTE*,DWORD) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT load_uri(HTMLOuterWindow*,IUri*,DWORD) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/navigate.c b/dlls/mshtml/navigate.c
index 5661308f682..fb639a867a6 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/navigate.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/navigate.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void on_stop_nsrequest(nsChannelBSC *This, HRESULT result)
             WARN("OnStopRequest failed: %08x\n", nsres);
     }
 
-    if(This->nschannel->load_group) {
+    if(This->nschannel && This->nschannel->load_group) {
         nsres = nsILoadGroup_RemoveRequest(This->nschannel->load_group,
                 (nsIRequest*)&This->nschannel->nsIHttpChannel_iface, NULL, request_result);
         if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
@@ -1759,6 +1759,7 @@ HRESULT create_channelbsc(IMoniker *mon, const WCHAR *headers, BYTE *post_data,
         ret->bsc.post_data_len = post_data_size;
     }
 
+    TRACE("created %p\n", ret);
     *retval = ret;
     return S_OK;
 }
@@ -1954,7 +1955,7 @@ static void navigate_proc(task_t *_task)
     navigate_task_t *task = (navigate_task_t*)_task;
     HRESULT hres;
 
-    hres = set_moniker(&task->window->doc_obj->basedoc, task->mon, task->uri, NULL, task->bscallback, TRUE);
+    hres = set_moniker(task->window, task->mon, task->uri, NULL, task->bscallback, TRUE);
     if(SUCCEEDED(hres)) {
         set_current_mon(task->window, task->bscallback->bsc.mon, task->flags);
         set_current_uri(task->window, task->uri);
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/persist.c b/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
index 00389420c78..8f36c750f18 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
@@ -349,15 +349,20 @@ void prepare_for_binding(HTMLDocument *This, IMoniker *mon, DWORD flags)
     }
 }
 
-HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLDocument *This, IMoniker *mon, IUri *nav_uri, IBindCtx *pibc, nsChannelBSC *async_bsc, BOOL set_download)
+HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLOuterWindow *window, IMoniker *mon, IUri *nav_uri, IBindCtx *pibc, nsChannelBSC *async_bsc,
+        BOOL set_download)
 {
     download_proc_task_t *download_task;
+    HTMLDocumentObj *doc_obj = NULL;
     nsChannelBSC *bscallback;
     nsWineURI *nsuri;
     LPOLESTR url;
     IUri *uri;
     HRESULT hres;
 
+    if(window->doc_obj && window->doc_obj->basedoc.window == window)
+        doc_obj = window->doc_obj;
+
     hres = IMoniker_GetDisplayName(mon, pibc, NULL, &url);
     if(FAILED(hres)) {
         WARN("GetDiaplayName failed: %08x\n", hres);
@@ -376,9 +381,9 @@ HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLDocument *This, IMoniker *mon, IUri *nav_uri, IBindCtx *
 
     TRACE("got url: %s\n", debugstr_w(url));
 
-    set_ready_state(This->window, READYSTATE_LOADING);
+    set_ready_state(window, READYSTATE_LOADING);
 
-    hres = create_doc_uri(This->window, uri, &nsuri);
+    hres = create_doc_uri(window, uri, &nsuri);
     if(!nav_uri)
         IUri_Release(uri);
     if(SUCCEEDED(hres)) {
@@ -389,13 +394,16 @@ HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLDocument *This, IMoniker *mon, IUri *nav_uri, IBindCtx *
     }
 
     if(SUCCEEDED(hres)) {
-        remove_target_tasks(This->task_magic);
-        abort_window_bindings(This->window->base.inner_window);
+        if(window->base.inner_window->doc)
+            remove_target_tasks(window->base.inner_window->task_magic);
+        abort_window_bindings(window->base.inner_window);
 
-        hres = load_nsuri(This->window, nsuri, bscallback, LOAD_FLAGS_BYPASS_CACHE);
+        hres = load_nsuri(window, nsuri, bscallback, LOAD_FLAGS_BYPASS_CACHE);
         nsISupports_Release((nsISupports*)nsuri); /* FIXME */
-        if(SUCCEEDED(hres))
-            hres = create_pending_window(This->window, bscallback);
+        if(SUCCEEDED(hres)) {
+            hres = create_pending_window(window, bscallback);
+            TRACE("pending window for %p %p %p\n", window, bscallback, window->pending_window);
+        }
         if(bscallback != async_bsc)
             IBindStatusCallback_Release(&bscallback->bsc.IBindStatusCallback_iface);
     }
@@ -405,25 +413,29 @@ HRESULT set_moniker(HTMLDocument *This, IMoniker *mon, IUri *nav_uri, IBindCtx *
         return hres;
     }
 
-    HTMLDocument_LockContainer(This->doc_obj, TRUE);
+    if(doc_obj) {
+        HTMLDocument_LockContainer(doc_obj, TRUE);
 
-    if(This->doc_obj->frame) {
-        docobj_task_t *task;
+        if(doc_obj->frame) {
+            docobj_task_t *task;
 
-        task = heap_alloc(sizeof(docobj_task_t));
-        task->doc = This->doc_obj;
-        hres = push_task(&task->header, set_progress_proc, NULL, This->doc_obj->basedoc.task_magic);
-        if(FAILED(hres)) {
-            CoTaskMemFree(url);
-            return hres;
+            task = heap_alloc(sizeof(docobj_task_t));
+            task->doc = doc_obj;
+            hres = push_task(&task->header, set_progress_proc, NULL, doc_obj->basedoc.task_magic);
+            if(FAILED(hres)) {
+                CoTaskMemFree(url);
+                return hres;
+            }
         }
+
+        download_task = heap_alloc(sizeof(download_proc_task_t));
+        download_task->doc = doc_obj;
+        download_task->set_download = set_download;
+        download_task->url = url;
+        return push_task(&download_task->header, set_downloading_proc, set_downloading_task_destr, doc_obj->basedoc.task_magic);
     }
 
-    download_task = heap_alloc(sizeof(download_proc_task_t));
-    download_task->doc = This->doc_obj;
-    download_task->set_download = set_download;
-    download_task->url = url;
-    return push_task(&download_task->header, set_downloading_proc, set_downloading_task_destr, This->doc_obj->basedoc.task_magic);
+    return S_OK;
 }
 
 void set_ready_state(HTMLOuterWindow *window, READYSTATE readystate)
@@ -562,7 +574,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI PersistMoniker_Load(IPersistMoniker *iface, BOOL fFullyAva
 
     prepare_for_binding(This, pimkName, FALSE);
     call_docview_84(This->doc_obj);
-    hres = set_moniker(This, pimkName, NULL, pibc, NULL, TRUE);
+    hres = set_moniker(This->window, pimkName, NULL, pibc, NULL, TRUE);
     if(FAILED(hres))
         return hres;
 
@@ -831,7 +843,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI PersistStreamInit_Load(IPersistStreamInit *iface, LPSTREAM
     }
 
     prepare_for_binding(This, mon, FALSE);
-    hres = set_moniker(This, mon, NULL, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+    hres = set_moniker(This->window, mon, NULL, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
     IMoniker_Release(mon);
     if(FAILED(hres))
         return hres;
@@ -888,7 +900,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI PersistStreamInit_InitNew(IPersistStreamInit *iface)
     }
 
     prepare_for_binding(This, mon, FALSE);
-    hres = set_moniker(This, mon, NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
+    hres = set_moniker(This->window, mon, NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
     IMoniker_Release(mon);
     if(FAILED(hres))
         return hres;