diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.txt b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c8ce5a5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+12389   PASS (didn't crash)
diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.html b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73a1d8cb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/DOM/FormAssociatedElement-selection-type-change.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<input type="text" id="input" value="12389" />
+<script src="../include.js"></script>
+<script>
+    test(() => {
+        let input = document.getElementById("input");
+
+        input.focus();
+        input.select();
+
+        input.type = "number";
+
+        const rect = input.getBoundingClientRect();
+        internals.click(rect.x + rect.width / 2, rect.y + rect.height / 2);
+
+        println("PASS (didn't crash)");
+    });
+</script>
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/EventHandler.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/EventHandler.cpp
index 6171cf9a23..09dc8933e3 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -1138,7 +1138,9 @@ void EventHandler::update_selection_range_for_input_or_textarea()
     auto& root = node.root();
     if (!root.is_shadow_root())
         return;
-    auto& shadow_host = *root.parent_or_shadow_host();
+    auto* shadow_host = root.parent_or_shadow_host();
+    if (!shadow_host)
+        return;
 
     // Invoke "set the selection range" on the form associated element
     auto selection_start = range->start_offset();
@@ -1147,10 +1149,10 @@ void EventHandler::update_selection_range_for_input_or_textarea()
     auto direction = HTML::SelectionDirection::Forward;
 
     Optional<HTML::FormAssociatedTextControlElement&> target {};
-    if (is<HTML::HTMLInputElement>(shadow_host))
-        target = static_cast<HTML::HTMLInputElement&>(shadow_host);
-    else if (is<HTML::HTMLTextAreaElement>(shadow_host))
-        target = static_cast<HTML::HTMLTextAreaElement&>(shadow_host);
+    if (is<HTML::HTMLInputElement>(*shadow_host))
+        target = static_cast<HTML::HTMLInputElement&>(*shadow_host);
+    else if (is<HTML::HTMLTextAreaElement>(*shadow_host))
+        target = static_cast<HTML::HTMLTextAreaElement&>(*shadow_host);
 
     if (target.has_value())
         target.value().set_the_selection_range(selection_start, selection_end, direction);