diff --git a/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.Apple/SKCGSurfaceFactory.cs b/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.Apple/SKCGSurfaceFactory.cs
index fe027073ec..11cf42450d 100644
--- a/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.Apple/SKCGSurfaceFactory.cs
+++ b/source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views.Apple/SKCGSurfaceFactory.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public SKSurface CreateSurface(CGRect contentsBounds, nfloat scale, out SKImageI
 			if (bitmapData == null)
 			{
 				bitmapData = NSMutableData.FromLength(info.BytesSize);
+
+				// in case allocation has failed
+				if (bitmapData == null) {
+					info.Width = info.Height = 0;
+					return null;
+				}
+
 				dataProvider = new CGDataProvider(bitmapData.MutableBytes, info.BytesSize, Dummy);
 
 				void Dummy(IntPtr data)