diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 9cf1df29d..1ef88d8fa 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -8484,11 +8484,25 @@ YouTubeAppDock *OBSBasic::GetYouTubeAppDock()
 	return youtubeAppDock;
 }
 
+#ifndef SEC_TO_NSEC
+#define SEC_TO_NSEC 1000000000
+#endif
+
 void OBSBasic::NewYouTubeAppDock()
 {
 	if (!cef_js_avail)
 		return;
 
+	/* make sure that the youtube app dock can't be immediately recreated.
+	 * dumb hack. blame chromium. or this particular dock. or both. if CEF
+	 * creates/destroys/creates a widget too quickly it can lead to a
+	 * crash. */
+	uint64_t ts = os_gettime_ns();
+	if ((ts - lastYouTubeAppDockCreationTime) < (5ULL * SEC_TO_NSEC))
+		return;
+
+	lastYouTubeAppDockCreationTime = ts;
+
 	if (youtubeAppDock)
 		RemoveDockWidget(youtubeAppDock->objectName());
 
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.hpp b/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
index c09689d96..b1eb39592 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ private:
 	QPointer<QDockWidget> statsDock;
 #ifdef YOUTUBE_ENABLED
 	QPointer<YouTubeAppDock> youtubeAppDock;
+	uint64_t lastYouTubeAppDockCreationTime = 0;
 #endif
 	QPointer<OBSAbout> about;
 	QPointer<OBSMissingFiles> missDialog;