diff --git a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/rmw_zenoh.cpp b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/rmw_zenoh.cpp
index e25b6742..a21eeb22 100644
--- a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/rmw_zenoh.cpp
+++ b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/rmw_zenoh.cpp
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ rmw_create_publisher(
     context_impl,
     "unable to get rmw_context_impl_s",
     return nullptr);
+  if (context_impl->is_shutdown()) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("context_impl is shutdown");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   if (!context_impl->session_is_valid()) {
     RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("zenoh session is invalid");
     return nullptr;
@@ -926,6 +930,10 @@ rmw_create_subscription(
     context_impl,
     "unable to get rmw_context_impl_s",
     return nullptr);
+  if (context_impl->is_shutdown()) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("context_impl is shutdown");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   if (!context_impl->session_is_valid()) {
     RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("zenoh session is invalid");
     return nullptr;
@@ -1398,6 +1406,10 @@ rmw_create_client(
     context_impl,
     "unable to get rmw_context_impl_s",
     return nullptr);
+  if (context_impl->is_shutdown()) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("context_impl is shutdown");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   if (!context_impl->session_is_valid()) {
     RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("zenoh session is invalid");
     return nullptr;
@@ -1646,6 +1658,10 @@ rmw_create_service(
     context_impl,
     "unable to get rmw_context_impl_s",
     return nullptr);
+  if (context_impl->is_shutdown()) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("context_impl is shutdown");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   if (!context_impl->session_is_valid()) {
     RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("zenoh session is invalid");
     return nullptr;