diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/lib/src/firebase_core_web.dart b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/lib/src/firebase_core_web.dart
index 66538bf77e95..b70f503d9ff3 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/lib/src/firebase_core_web.dart
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/lib/src/firebase_core_web.dart
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ class FirebaseCoreWeb extends FirebasePlatform {
   /// Returns all created [FirebaseAppPlatform] instances.
   @override
   List<FirebaseAppPlatform> get apps {
+    // Check if Firebase core module is loaded before accessing firebase.apps
+    if (globalContext.getProperty('firebase_core'.toJS) == null) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
     try {
       return firebase.apps.map(_createFromJsApp).toList(growable: false);
     } catch (exception, stackTrace) {
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/test/firebase_core_web_exceptions_test.dart b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/test/firebase_core_web_exceptions_test.dart
index e72ade85e3c1..4eec2d70b073 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/test/firebase_core_web_exceptions_test.dart
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core_web/test/firebase_core_web_exceptions_test.dart
@@ -39,4 +39,14 @@ void main() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  group('apps getter', () {
+    setUp(() async {
+      FirebasePlatform.instance = FirebaseCoreWeb();
+    });
+
+    test('should return empty list when Firebase is not initialized', () {
+      expect(FirebasePlatform.instance.apps, isEmpty);
+    });
+  });
 }