diff --git a/dev/WebView2/WebView2.cpp b/dev/WebView2/WebView2.cpp
index aa503985a2..d6ccbb0ed5 100644
--- a/dev/WebView2/WebView2.cpp
+++ b/dev/WebView2/WebView2.cpp
@@ -597,11 +597,11 @@ void WebView2::RegisterCoreEventHandlers()
                                 return winrt::FocusManager::FindNextElement(xamlDirection);
                             }
                         }();
-                        if (nextElement && nextElement.try_as<winrt::WebView2>() == strongThis)
+                        if (nextElement && nextElement.try_as<winrt::WebView2>() == strongThis->try_as<winrt::WebView2>())
                         {
                             // If the next element is this webview, then we are the only focusable element. Move focus back into the webview,
                             // or else we'll get stuck trying to tab out of the top or bottom of the page instead of looping around.
-                            MoveFocusIntoCoreWebView(moveFocusRequestedReason);
+                            strongThis->MoveFocusIntoCoreWebView(moveFocusRequestedReason);
                             args.Handled(TRUE);
                         }
                         else if (nextElement)
@@ -1978,4 +1978,4 @@ winrt::UISettings WebView2::GetUISettings()
         m_uiSettings = winrt::UISettings();
     }
     return m_uiSettings;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}