diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_request.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_request.cc
index e81c0eeb91861..df39eb326e05d 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_request.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_request.cc
@@ -214,8 +214,11 @@ void ReadFromResponse(v8::Isolate* isolate,
 void ReadFromResponse(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                       gin::Dictionary* response,
                       net::HttpRequestHeaders* headers) {
-  headers->Clear();
-  response->Get("requestHeaders", headers);
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> value;
+  if (response->Get("requestHeaders", &value) && value->IsObject()) {
+    headers->Clear();
+    gin::Converter<net::HttpRequestHeaders>::FromV8(isolate, value, headers);
+  }
 }
 
 void ReadFromResponse(v8::Isolate* isolate,
diff --git a/spec-main/api-web-request-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-web-request-spec.ts
index 4376a735a37b5..2eb0d7b3f5c25 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-web-request-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-web-request-spec.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,18 @@ describe('webRequest module', () => {
       await ajax(defaultURL);
     });
 
+    it('leaves headers unchanged when no requestHeaders in callback', async () => {
+      let originalRequestHeaders: Record<string, string>;
+      ses.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders((details, callback) => {
+        originalRequestHeaders = details.requestHeaders;
+        callback({});
+      });
+      ses.webRequest.onSendHeaders((details) => {
+        expect(details.requestHeaders).to.deep.equal(originalRequestHeaders);
+      });
+      await ajax(defaultURL);
+    });
+
     it('works with file:// protocol', async () => {
       const requestHeaders = {
         Test: 'header'