diff --git a/src/vanilla/utils/atomWithStorage.ts b/src/vanilla/utils/atomWithStorage.ts
index b508854f37..150ae5b9cb 100644
--- a/src/vanilla/utils/atomWithStorage.ts
+++ b/src/vanilla/utils/atomWithStorage.ts
@@ -161,15 +161,22 @@ export function createJSONStorage<Value>(
         callback(newValue)
       })
 
-  let subscriber = getStringStorage()?.subscribe
+  let subscriber: StringSubscribe | undefined
+  try {
+    subscriber = getStringStorage()?.subscribe
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
   if (
     !subscriber &&
     typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
     typeof window.addEventListener === 'function' &&
-    window.Storage &&
-    getStringStorage() instanceof window.Storage
+    window.Storage
   ) {
     subscriber = (key, callback) => {
+      if (!(getStringStorage() instanceof window.Storage)) {
+        return () => {}
+      }
       const storageEventCallback = (e: StorageEvent) => {
         if (e.storageArea === getStringStorage() && e.key === key) {
           callback(e.newValue)
diff --git a/tests/react/vanilla-utils/atomWithStorage.test.tsx b/tests/react/vanilla-utils/atomWithStorage.test.tsx
index 66a836dc65..c668bd746f 100644
--- a/tests/react/vanilla-utils/atomWithStorage.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/react/vanilla-utils/atomWithStorage.test.tsx
@@ -354,20 +354,62 @@ describe('atomWithStorage (in non-browser environment)', () => {
   }
 
   const addEventListener = window.addEventListener
+  const localStorage = window.localStorage
+  const sessionStorage = window.sessionStorage
+  const consoleWarn = window.console.warn
 
   beforeAll(() => {
     ;(window as any).addEventListener = undefined
+    // patch console.warn to prevent logging along test results
+    Object.defineProperty(window.console, 'warn', {
+      value: () => {},
+    })
+    Object.defineProperties(window, {
+      localStorage: {
+        get() {
+          throw new Error('localStorage is not available.')
+        },
+      },
+      sessionStorage: {
+        get() {
+          throw new Error('sessionStorage is not available.')
+        },
+      },
+    })
   })
 
   afterAll(() => {
     window.addEventListener = addEventListener
+    Object.defineProperty(window.console, 'warn', {
+      value: consoleWarn,
+    })
+    Object.defineProperties(window, {
+      localStorage: {
+        get() {
+          return localStorage
+        },
+      },
+      sessionStorage: {
+        get() {
+          return sessionStorage
+        },
+      },
+    })
   })
 
   it('createJSONStorage with undefined window.addEventListener', async () => {
     const storage = createJSONStorage(() => asyncDummyStorage)
-
     expect(storage.subscribe).toBeUndefined()
   })
+
+  it('createJSONStorage with localStorage', async () => {
+    expect(() => createJSONStorage()).not.toThrow()
+    expect(() => createJSONStorage(() => window.localStorage)).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('createJSONStorage with sessionStorage', async () => {
+    expect(() => createJSONStorage(() => window.sessionStorage)).not.toThrow()
+  })
 })
 
 describe('atomWithStorage (with browser storage)', () => {