diff --git a/cocos/base/CCEventDispatcher.cpp b/cocos/base/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
index 6ca69ed9a2..10798145ee 100644
--- a/cocos/base/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/cocos/base/CCEventDispatcher.cpp
@@ -1024,7 +1024,10 @@ void EventDispatcher::dispatchTouchEvent(EventTouch* event)
 void EventDispatcher::updateListeners(Event* event)
 {
     CCASSERT(_inDispatch > 0, "If program goes here, there should be event in dispatch.");
-    
+
+    if (_inDispatch > 1)
+        return;
+
     auto onUpdateListeners = [this](const EventListener::ListenerID& listenerID)
     {
         auto listenersIter = _listenerMap.find(listenerID);
@@ -1081,7 +1084,6 @@ void EventDispatcher::updateListeners(Event* event)
         }
     };
 
-    
     if (event->getType() == Event::Type::TOUCH)
     {
         onUpdateListeners(EventListenerTouchOneByOne::LISTENER_ID);
@@ -1092,9 +1094,6 @@ void EventDispatcher::updateListeners(Event* event)
         onUpdateListeners(__getListenerID(event));
     }
     
-    if (_inDispatch > 1)
-        return;
-    
     CCASSERT(_inDispatch == 1, "_inDispatch should be 1 here.");
     
     for (auto iter = _listenerMap.begin(); iter != _listenerMap.end();)
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.cpp
index 572fb7f3e8..a6b0532442 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ std::function<Layer*()> createFunctions[] =
     CL(Issue4129),
     CL(Issue4160),
     CL(DanglingNodePointersTest),
-    CL(RegisterAndUnregisterWhileEventHanldingTest)
+    CL(RegisterAndUnregisterWhileEventHanldingTest),
+    CL(Issue9898)
 };
 
 unsigned int TEST_CASE_COUNT = sizeof(createFunctions) / sizeof(createFunctions[0]);
@@ -1454,3 +1455,36 @@ std::string RegisterAndUnregisterWhileEventHanldingTest::subtitle() const
 {
     return  "Tap the square multiple times - should not crash!";
 }
+
+Issue9898::Issue9898()
+{
+    auto origin = Director::getInstance()->getVisibleOrigin();
+    auto size = Director::getInstance()->getVisibleSize();
+
+    auto nodeA = Node::create();
+    addChild(nodeA);
+
+    _listener = cocos2d::EventListenerCustom::create("Issue9898", [&](cocos2d::EventCustom *event){
+        _eventDispatcher->removeEventListener(_listener);
+        _eventDispatcher->dispatchCustomEvent("Issue9898");
+    });
+    _eventDispatcher->addEventListenerWithSceneGraphPriority(_listener, nodeA);
+
+    auto menuItem = MenuItemFont::create("Dispatch Custom Event", [&](Ref *sender) {
+        _eventDispatcher->dispatchCustomEvent("Issue9898");
+    });
+    menuItem->setPosition(origin.x + size.width/2, origin.y + size.height/2);
+    auto menu = Menu::create(menuItem, nullptr);
+    menu->setPosition(Vec2::ZERO);
+    addChild(menu);
+}
+
+std::string Issue9898::title() const
+{
+    return "";
+}
+
+std::string Issue9898::subtitle() const
+{
+    return  "Should not crash if dispatch event after remove\n event listener in callback";
+}
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.h
index 8118f2619e..a6bc7e0a0a 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewEventDispatcherTest/NewEventDispatcherTest.h
@@ -227,4 +227,17 @@ public:
     virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
 };
 
+class Issue9898 : public EventDispatcherTestDemo
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(Issue9898);
+    Issue9898();
+
+    virtual std::string title() const override;
+    virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
+
+private:
+    EventListenerCustom* _listener;
+};
+
 #endif /* defined(__samples__NewEventDispatcherTest__) */