diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d8877a2e9bf..2253882cfbb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Added `anchorClassName` prop to `EuiPopover` ([#1367](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1367))
 - Added support for `fullWidth` on `EuiSuperSelect` ([#1367](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1367))
 - Applied new scrollbar customization for Firefox ([#1367](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1367))
+- Fixed `EuiSuperSelect` from accessing ref when unmounted ([1369](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1369))
 
 ## [`5.7.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v5.7.0)
 
diff --git a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
index 1876178bcad..41ef0b05d73 100644
--- a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
+++ b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ export class EuiSuperSelect extends Component {
     };
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this._isMounted = true;
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this._isMounted = false;
+  }
+
   setItemNode = (node, index) => {
     this.itemNodes[index] = node;
   };
@@ -48,6 +56,9 @@ export class EuiSuperSelect extends Component {
       );
 
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        if (!this._isMounted) {
+          return;
+        }
         this.setState({
           menuWidth: this.popoverRef.getBoundingClientRect().width - 2, // account for border not inner shadow
         });