diff --git a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/Image/ReactImage.cpp b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/Image/ReactImage.cpp
index a5fa138b6a7..6fde2d8b508 100644
--- a/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/Image/ReactImage.cpp
+++ b/vnext/ReactUWP/Views/Image/ReactImage.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,17 @@ namespace react {
             winrt::LoadedImageSurface::StartLoadFromStream(memoryStream) :
             winrt::LoadedImageSurface::StartLoadFromUri(uri) };
 
-          surface.LoadCompleted({ this, &ReactImage::LoadedImageSurfaceHandler });
-
-          m_brush->Source(surface);
+          surface.LoadCompleted([weak_this{ get_weak() }, surface](winrt::LoadedImageSurface const& /*sender*/, winrt::LoadedImageSourceLoadCompletedEventArgs const& args) {
+            if (auto strong_this{ weak_this.get() }) {
+              bool succeeded{ false };
+              if (args.Status() == winrt::LoadedImageSourceLoadStatus::Success) {
+                strong_this->m_brush->Source(surface);
+                succeeded = true;
+              }
+
+              strong_this->m_onLoadEndEvent(*strong_this, succeeded);
+            }
+          });
         }
       }
       catch (winrt::hresult_error const&)
@@ -108,18 +116,6 @@ namespace react {
       }
     }
 
-    void ReactImage::LoadedImageSurfaceHandler(winrt::LoadedImageSurface const& sender, winrt::LoadedImageSourceLoadCompletedEventArgs const& args)
-    {
-      bool succeeded{ false };
-      if (args.Status() == winrt::LoadedImageSourceLoadStatus::Success)
-      {
-        m_brush->Source(sender.as<winrt::LoadedImageSurface>());
-        succeeded = true;
-      }
-
-      m_onLoadEndEvent(*this, succeeded);
-    }
-
     winrt::IAsyncOperation<winrt::InMemoryRandomAccessStream> GetImageStreamAsync(ImageSource source)
     {
       try