diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index b66b8adc..b86b54bb 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ func (c *Context) Value(key any) any {
 			return val
 		}
 	}
-	if !c.engine.ContextWithFallback || c.Request == nil || c.Request.Context() == nil {
+	if c.engine == nil || !c.engine.ContextWithFallback || c.Request == nil || c.Request.Context() == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return c.Request.Context().Value(key)
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index cc55cb01..a7ff3423 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -2354,3 +2354,11 @@ func TestContextAddParam(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ok, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, value, v)
 }
+
+func TestContextValue(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Context{}
+	id := "id"
+	// gin@v1.8.1 will panic
+	value := c.Value(id)
+	assert.Nil(t, value)
+}