diff --git a/code/framework/src/external/imgui/wrapper.cpp b/code/framework/src/external/imgui/wrapper.cpp
index 8c40d0373..1e77ab475 100644
--- a/code/framework/src/external/imgui/wrapper.cpp
+++ b/code/framework/src/external/imgui/wrapper.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ namespace Framework::External::ImGUI {
         if (!isContextInitialized) {
             return;
         }
+        // Cleared before teardown, not after: the backends and the context go away
+        // below, so anything gated on this flag must already see "not initialized".
+        isContextInitialized = false;
 
         switch (_config.renderBackend) {
         case Graphics::RendererBackend::BACKEND_D3D_9: {
@@ -152,7 +155,6 @@ namespace Framework::External::ImGUI {
 
         ImGui::DestroyContext();
 
-        isContextInitialized = false;
         Lifecycle::Shutdown();
     }
 
@@ -255,6 +257,10 @@ namespace Framework::External::ImGUI {
     }
 
     void Wrapper::ShowCursor(bool show) {
+        // Reachable from teardown paths after Shutdown() or a failed Init().
+        if (!isContextInitialized) {
+            return;
+        }
         ImGuiIO &io        = ImGui::GetIO();
         io.MouseDrawCursor = show;
     }