diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
index 66ee38bc19c..05b11c90004 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HTTPRequest
 	bool InvokeDelayAction();
 	bool WaitingDelayAction() const { return m_timeRequestComplete != -1; }
 #endif
-	void Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result);
+	void Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result, bool bInvokeCallback = true);
 
 	// mainly used for downloads
 	std::vector<uint8_t> GetBuffer() { return m_vecBuffer; }
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ class HTTPRequest
 	std::function<void(bool bSuccess, int statusCode, std::string strBody, HTTPRequest* pReq)> m_completionCallback = nullptr;
 
 	std::function<void(size_t bytesReceived)> m_progressCallback = nullptr;
-};
+};

diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
index 8ac79982f8b..228c4bea571 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ void HTTPManager::Shutdown()
 						HTTPRequest* pRequest = *it;
 						if (pRequest != nullptr && pRequest->EasyHandleMatches(pCurlHandle))
 						{
-							pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result);
+							// During shutdown, don't invoke callbacks to avoid use-after-free
+							pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result, false);
 							delete pRequest;
 							m_vecRequestsInFlight.erase(it);
 							break;
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ void HTTPManager::Tick()
 #if defined(ARTIFICIAL_DELAY_HTTP_REQUESTS)
 					pRequest->SetWaitingDelay(m->data.result);
 #else
-					pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result);
+					// During normal operation (Tick), invoke callbacks
+					pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result, true);
 					vecItemsToRemove.push_back(pRequest);
 #endif
 				}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
index ac07945109e..9f2151e5bc7 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ bool HTTPRequest::InvokeDelayAction()
 		int64_t currTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::utc_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
 		if (currTime - m_timeRequestComplete > 2000)
 		{
-			Threaded_SetComplete(m_pendingCURLCode);
+			// During normal operation (Tick), invoke callbacks
+			Threaded_SetComplete(m_pendingCURLCode, true);
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ bool HTTPRequest::InvokeDelayAction()
 
 #endif
 
-void HTTPRequest::Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result)
+void HTTPRequest::Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result, bool bInvokeCallback)
 {
 	// store response code
 	curl_easy_getinfo(m_pCURL, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &m_responseCode);
@@ -171,8 +172,17 @@ void HTTPRequest::Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result)
 
 	NetworkLog(ELogVerbosity::LOG_RELEASE, "[%p|%s] Response was %d - %s!", this, strURIRedacted.c_str(), m_responseCode, strResponse.c_str());
 
-	// trigger callback
-	InvokeCallbackIfComplete();
+	// trigger callback if requested, otherwise clear it to avoid use-after-free during shutdown
+	if (bInvokeCallback)
+	{
+		InvokeCallbackIfComplete();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Clear the callback to prevent potential use-after-free in std::function destructor
+		m_completionCallback = nullptr;
+		m_progressCallback = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 void HTTPRequest::PlatformStartRequest()