diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
index e24758d326..585f43959d 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ public:
     inline operator T* () CV_NOEXCEPT { return ptr; }
     inline operator /*const*/ T* () const CV_NOEXCEPT { return (T*)ptr; }  // there is no const correctness in Gst C API
 
-    inline T* get() CV_NOEXCEPT { return ptr; }
-    inline /*const*/ T* get() const CV_NOEXCEPT { CV_Assert(ptr); return (T*)ptr; }  // there is no const correctness in Gst C API
+    T* get() { CV_Assert(ptr); return ptr; }
+    /*const*/ T* get() const { CV_Assert(ptr); return (T*)ptr; }  // there is no const correctness in Gst C API
 
-    inline const T* operator -> () const { CV_Assert(ptr); return ptr; }
+    const T* operator -> () const { CV_Assert(ptr); return ptr; }
     inline operator bool () const CV_NOEXCEPT { return ptr != NULL; }
     inline bool operator ! () const CV_NOEXCEPT { return ptr == NULL; }
 
-    inline T** getRef() { CV_Assert(ptr == NULL); return &ptr; }
+    T** getRef() { CV_Assert(ptr == NULL); return &ptr; }
 
     inline GSafePtr& reset(T* p) CV_NOEXCEPT // pass result of functions with "transfer floating" ownership
     {
@@ -1313,7 +1313,21 @@ public:
           num_frames(0), framerate(0)
     {
     }
-    virtual ~CvVideoWriter_GStreamer() CV_OVERRIDE { close(); }
+    virtual ~CvVideoWriter_GStreamer() CV_OVERRIDE
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            close();
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception& e)
+        {
+            CV_WARN("C++ exception in writer destructor: " << e.what());
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+            CV_WARN("Unknown exception in writer destructor. Ignore");
+        }
+    }
 
     int getCaptureDomain() const CV_OVERRIDE { return cv::CAP_GSTREAMER; }
 
@@ -1345,7 +1359,11 @@ void CvVideoWriter_GStreamer::close_()
     {
         handleMessage(pipeline);
 
-        if (gst_app_src_end_of_stream(GST_APP_SRC(source.get())) != GST_FLOW_OK)
+        if (!(bool)source)
+        {
+            CV_WARN("No source in GStreamer pipeline. Ignore");
+        }
+        else if (gst_app_src_end_of_stream(GST_APP_SRC(source.get())) != GST_FLOW_OK)
         {
             CV_WARN("Cannot send EOS to GStreamer pipeline");
         }
diff --git a/modules/videoio/test/test_video_io.cpp b/modules/videoio/test/test_video_io.cpp
index 913418db64..0ac93c7f24 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/test/test_video_io.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/test/test_video_io.cpp
@@ -527,4 +527,62 @@ static vector<Ext_Fourcc_API> generate_Ext_Fourcc_API()
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(videoio, Videoio_Writer, testing::ValuesIn(generate_Ext_Fourcc_API()));
 
+typedef Videoio_Writer Videoio_Writer_bad_fourcc;
+
+TEST_P(Videoio_Writer_bad_fourcc, nocrash)
+{
+    if (!isBackendAvailable(apiPref, cv::videoio_registry::getStreamBackends()))
+        throw SkipTestException(cv::String("Backend is not available/disabled: ") + cv::videoio_registry::getBackendName(apiPref));
+
+    VideoWriter writer;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(writer.open(video_file, apiPref, fourcc, fps, frame_size, true));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(writer.isOpened());
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(writer.release());
+}
+
+static vector<Ext_Fourcc_API> generate_Ext_Fourcc_API_nocrash()
+{
+    static const Ext_Fourcc_API params[] = {
+#ifdef HAVE_MSMF_DISABLED  // MSMF opens writer stream
+    {"wmv", "aaaa", CAP_MSMF},
+    {"mov", "aaaa", CAP_MSMF},
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_QUICKTIME
+    {"mov", "aaaa", CAP_QT},
+    {"avi", "aaaa", CAP_QT},
+    {"mkv", "aaaa", CAP_QT},
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_AVFOUNDATION
+   {"mov", "aaaa", CAP_AVFOUNDATION},
+   {"mp4", "aaaa", CAP_AVFOUNDATION},
+   {"m4v", "aaaa", CAP_AVFOUNDATION},
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
+    {"avi", "aaaa", CAP_FFMPEG},
+    {"mkv", "aaaa", CAP_FFMPEG},
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GSTREAMER
+    {"avi", "aaaa", CAP_GSTREAMER},
+    {"mkv", "aaaa", CAP_GSTREAMER},
+#endif
+    {"avi", "aaaa", CAP_OPENCV_MJPEG},
+};
+
+    const size_t N = sizeof(params)/sizeof(params[0]);
+    vector<Ext_Fourcc_API> result; result.reserve(N);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    {
+        const Ext_Fourcc_API& src = params[i];
+        Ext_Fourcc_API e = { src.ext, src.fourcc, src.api };
+        result.push_back(e);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(videoio, Videoio_Writer_bad_fourcc, testing::ValuesIn(generate_Ext_Fourcc_API_nocrash()));
+
 } // namespace