diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CommandPalette.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CommandPalette.cpp
index add9138eafd..6fee50f9a45 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CommandPalette.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CommandPalette.cpp
@@ -690,7 +690,10 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         {
             if (const auto tabPaletteItem{ filteredCommand.Item().try_as<winrt::TerminalApp::TabPaletteItem>() })
             {
-                _SwitchToTabRequestedHandlers(*this, tabPaletteItem.Tab());
+                if (const auto tab{ tabPaletteItem.Tab() })
+                {
+                    _SwitchToTabRequestedHandlers(*this, tab);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.cpp
index f7f1fd456dc..baf42fc06c0 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model;
 namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 {
     TabPaletteItem::TabPaletteItem(winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase const& tab) :
-        _Tab(tab)
+        _tab(tab)
     {
         Name(tab.Title());
         Icon(tab.Icon());
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.h
index 4a498e6f766..e5c55798974 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabPaletteItem.h
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         TabPaletteItem() = default;
         TabPaletteItem(winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase const& tab);
 
-        GETSET_PROPERTY(winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase, Tab, nullptr);
+        winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase Tab() const noexcept
+        {
+            return _tab.get();
+        }
 
     private:
+        winrt::weak_ref<winrt::TerminalApp::TabBase> _tab;
         Windows::UI::Xaml::Data::INotifyPropertyChanged::PropertyChanged_revoker _tabChangedRevoker;
     };
 }