diff --git a/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.cpp b/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.cpp
index 8ed76e83d60..4caafc9f514 100644
--- a/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.cpp
@@ -9,17 +9,30 @@
 #include "mozilla/dom/cache/ActorUtils.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/cache/PCacheStorageParent.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/quota/PrincipalUtils.h"
+#include "mozilla/ipc/PBackgroundParent.h"
 
 namespace mozilla::dom::cache {
 
 using mozilla::ipc::PBackgroundParent;
 using mozilla::ipc::PrincipalInfo;
 
+BoundStorageKeyParent::BoundStorageKeyParent(
+    PBackgroundParent* aBackgroundParent)
+    : mBackgroundParent(aBackgroundParent) {
+  MOZ_COUNT_CTOR(BoundStorageKeyParent);
+}
+
+BoundStorageKeyParent::~BoundStorageKeyParent() {
+  MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(BoundStorageKeyParent);
+}
+
 // declared in ActorUtils.h
 already_AddRefed<dom::cache::PCacheStorageParent>
 BoundStorageKeyParent::AllocPCacheStorageParent(
     const Namespace& aNamespace, const PrincipalInfo& aPrincipalInfo) {
-  MOZ_ASSERT(mBackgroundParent);
+  if (!mBackgroundParent || !mBackgroundParent->CanSend()) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   return dom::cache::AllocPCacheStorageParent(mBackgroundParent, this,
                                               aNamespace, aPrincipalInfo);
 }
diff --git a/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.h b/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.h
index a0ed96fd628..98df75e19b6 100644
--- a/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.h
+++ b/dom/cache/BoundStorageKeyParent.h
@@ -25,25 +25,17 @@ class BoundStorageKeyParent final : public PBoundStorageKeyParent {
 
  public:
   explicit BoundStorageKeyParent(
-      mozilla::ipc::PBackgroundParent* aBackgroundParent)
-      : mBackgroundParent(aBackgroundParent) {
-    MOZ_COUNT_CTOR(BoundStorageKeyParent);
-  }
+      mozilla::ipc::PBackgroundParent* aBackgroundParent);
 
   NS_INLINE_DECL_REFCOUNTING(BoundStorageKeyParent, override)
 
  private:
-  virtual ~BoundStorageKeyParent() { MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(BoundStorageKeyParent); }
+  ~BoundStorageKeyParent() override;
 
   already_AddRefed<PCacheStorageParent> AllocPCacheStorageParent(
       const Namespace& aNamespace, const PrincipalInfo& aPrincipalInfo);
 
-  // Keeping a reference to PBackgroundParent actor as it is required to passed
-  // in when creating CacheStorageParent in AllocPCacheStorageParent. Raw ptr is
-  // fine here as PBackground is one of the few top-level that gets created very
-  // early on in the content and parent lifecycle and extends the lifetime of
-  // this class.
-  mozilla::ipc::PBackgroundParent* MOZ_NON_OWNING_REF mBackgroundParent;
+  RefPtr<mozilla::ipc::PBackgroundParent> mBackgroundParent;
 };
 
 }  // namespace dom::cache