diff --git a/lib/Jsrt/Jsrt.cpp b/lib/Jsrt/Jsrt.cpp
index 8f92c23eb85..e8b963b6072 100644
--- a/lib/Jsrt/Jsrt.cpp
+++ b/lib/Jsrt/Jsrt.cpp
@@ -4637,6 +4637,13 @@ CHAKRA_API JsCreateWeakReference(
     PARAM_NOT_NULL(weakRef);
     *weakRef = nullptr;
 
+    if (Js::TaggedNumber::Is(value)) {
+        // non-recyclable-objects do not get GCd, so there is no difference
+        // between strong and weak references
+        *weakRef = value;
+        return JsNoError;
+    }
+
     return GlobalAPIWrapper_NoRecord([&]() -> JsErrorCode {
         ThreadContext* threadContext = ThreadContext::GetContextForCurrentThread();
         if (threadContext == nullptr)
@@ -4665,6 +4672,12 @@ CHAKRA_API JsGetWeakReferenceValue(
     PARAM_NOT_NULL(value);
     *value = JS_INVALID_REFERENCE;
 
+    if (Js::TaggedNumber::Is(weakRef))
+    {
+        *value = weakRef;
+        return JsNoError;
+    }
+
     return GlobalAPIWrapper_NoRecord([&]() -> JsErrorCode {
         Memory::RecyclerWeakReference<char>* recyclerWeakReference =
             reinterpret_cast<Memory::RecyclerWeakReference<char>*>(weakRef);