diff --git a/dlls/mfplay/player.c b/dlls/mfplay/player.c
index d8c13cc22a8..f0df707c6d8 100644
--- a/dlls/mfplay/player.c
+++ b/dlls/mfplay/player.c
@@ -627,10 +627,13 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI media_item_IsProtected(IMFPMediaItem *iface, BOOL *protect
 
     TRACE("%p, %p.\n", iface, protected);
 
+    if (!protected)
+        return E_POINTER;
+
     EnterCriticalSection(&item->player->cs);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr = media_item_get_pd(item, &pd)))
     {
-        *protected = MFRequireProtectedEnvironment(pd) == S_OK;
+        *protected = (hr = MFRequireProtectedEnvironment(pd)) == S_OK;
         IMFPresentationDescriptor_Release(pd);
     }
     LeaveCriticalSection(&item->player->cs);
diff --git a/dlls/mfplay/tests/mfplay.c b/dlls/mfplay/tests/mfplay.c
index c58f34e8b31..12825ba29da 100644
--- a/dlls/mfplay/tests/mfplay.c
+++ b/dlls/mfplay/tests/mfplay.c
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@ static void test_media_item(void)
     hr = IMFPMediaItem_HasAudio(item, &ret, &selected);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);
 
+    hr = IMFPMediaItem_IsProtected(item, NULL);
+    ok(hr == E_POINTER, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IMFPMediaItem_IsProtected(item, &ret);
-    todo_wine
     ok(hr == S_FALSE, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);
 
     hr = IMFPMediaItem_GetDuration(item, &MFP_POSITIONTYPE_100NS, &propvar);
@@ -380,6 +382,9 @@ static void test_media_item(void)
     hr = IMFPMediaItem_HasAudio(item, &ret, &selected);
     ok(hr == MF_E_SHUTDOWN, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);
 
+    hr = IMFPMediaItem_IsProtected(item, NULL);
+    ok(hr == E_POINTER, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IMFPMediaItem_IsProtected(item, &ret);
     ok(hr == MF_E_SHUTDOWN, "Unexpected hr %#lx.\n", hr);