diff --git a/src/rust/src/electron.rs b/src/rust/src/electron.rs
index ad19d435..13ee4e86 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/electron.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/electron.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
     convert::TryFrom,
     fmt::Formatter,
     sync::{
-        Arc, Mutex,
+        Arc, Mutex, Once,
         atomic::AtomicBool,
         mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel},
     },
@@ -1441,7 +1441,13 @@ fn receive_video_frame<'a>(
 
     if let Some(frame) = frame {
         let frame = frame.apply_rotation();
-        frame.to_rgba(rgba_buffer.as_mut_slice(cx));
+        if !frame.to_rgba(rgba_buffer.as_mut_slice(cx)) {
+            static TO_RGBA_FAILED_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
+            TO_RGBA_FAILED_ONCE.call_once(|| {
+                error!("receive_video_frame(): to_rgba failed, frame is likely not i420");
+            });
+            return Ok(cx.undefined().upcast());
+        }
         let js_width = cx.number(frame.width());
         let js_height = cx.number(frame.height());
         let result = JsArray::new(cx, 2);
diff --git a/src/rust/src/webrtc/ffi/media.rs b/src/rust/src/webrtc/ffi/media.rs
index 540949da..85d64e21 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/webrtc/ffi/media.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/webrtc/ffi/media.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
     pub fn Rust_convertVideoFrameBufferToRgba(
         buffer: webrtc::ptr::BorrowedRc<RffiVideoFrameBuffer>,
         rgba_out: *mut u8,
-    );
+    ) -> bool;
     pub fn Rust_getVideoFrameBufferAsI420(
         buffer: webrtc::ptr::BorrowedRc<RffiVideoFrameBuffer>,
     ) -> webrtc::ptr::Borrowed<u8>;
diff --git a/src/rust/src/webrtc/media.rs b/src/rust/src/webrtc/media.rs
index f2daa760..be1ac1a1 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/webrtc/media.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/webrtc/media.rs
@@ -150,17 +150,21 @@ impl VideoFrame {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn apply_rotation(self) -> Self {
-        if self.metadata.rotation == VideoRotation::None {
+        if self.metadata.rotation == VideoRotation::None || self.rffi_buffer.is_null() {
+            return self;
+        }
+        let rotated = unsafe {
+            media::Rust_copyAndRotateVideoFrameBuffer(
+                self.rffi_buffer.as_borrowed(),
+                self.metadata.rotation,
+            )
+        };
+        if rotated.is_null() {
             return self;
         }
         Self {
             metadata: self.metadata.apply_rotation(),
-            rffi_buffer: webrtc::Arc::from_owned(unsafe {
-                media::Rust_copyAndRotateVideoFrameBuffer(
-                    self.rffi_buffer.as_borrowed(),
-                    self.metadata.rotation,
-                )
-            }),
+            rffi_buffer: webrtc::Arc::from_owned(rotated),
         }
     }
 
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ impl VideoFrame {
         Self::from_buffer(metadata, rffi_buffer)
     }
 
-    pub fn to_rgba(&self, rgba_buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+    pub fn to_rgba(&self, rgba_buffer: &mut [u8]) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             media::Rust_convertVideoFrameBufferToRgba(
                 self.rffi_buffer.as_borrowed(),
diff --git a/src/rust/src/webrtc/sim/media.rs b/src/rust/src/webrtc/sim/media.rs
index e2cdbd31..b55ea2ad 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/webrtc/sim/media.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/webrtc/sim/media.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ pub unsafe fn Rust_copyVideoFrameBufferFromRgba(
 pub unsafe fn Rust_convertVideoFrameBufferToRgba(
     _buffer: webrtc::ptr::BorrowedRc<RffiVideoFrameBuffer>,
     _rgba_out: *mut u8,
-) {
+) -> bool {
     info!("Rust_convertVideoFrameBufferToRgba()");
+    true
 }
 
 #[allow(non_snake_case, clippy::missing_safety_doc)]