diff --git a/basic/source/runtime/methods1.cxx b/basic/source/runtime/methods1.cxx
index 3a361038a344..6bddfd5c8570 100644
--- a/basic/source/runtime/methods1.cxx
+++ b/basic/source/runtime/methods1.cxx
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ RTLFUNC(Array)
     for( sal_uInt16 i = 0 ; i < nArraySize ; i++ )
     {
         SbxVariable* pVar = rPar.Get(i+1);
-        SbxVariable* pNew = new SbxVariable( *pVar );
+        SbxVariable* pNew = new SbxEnsureParentVariable(*pVar);
         pNew->SetFlag( SbxFlagBits::Write );
         short index = static_cast< short >(i);
         if ( bIncIndex )
diff --git a/basic/source/sbx/sbxvar.cxx b/basic/source/sbx/sbxvar.cxx
index 23d7bfe29ed3..0977c7449d02 100644
--- a/basic/source/sbx/sbxvar.cxx
+++ b/basic/source/sbx/sbxvar.cxx
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ SbxVariable::SbxVariable( const SbxVariable& r )
     }
 }
 
+SbxEnsureParentVariable::SbxEnsureParentVariable(const SbxVariable& r)
+    : SbxVariable(r)
+    , xParent(const_cast<SbxVariable&>(r).GetParent())
+{
+    assert(GetParent() == xParent.get());
+}
+
+void SbxEnsureParentVariable::SetParent(SbxObject* p)
+{
+    assert(GetParent() == xParent.get());
+    SbxVariable::SetParent(p);
+    xParent = SbxObjectRef(p);
+    assert(GetParent() == xParent.get());
+}
+
 SbxVariable::SbxVariable( SbxDataType t, void* p ) : SbxValue( t, p )
 {
     pCst = nullptr;
diff --git a/include/basic/sbxobj.hxx b/include/basic/sbxobj.hxx
index f80c0fc4967f..80449e20065c 100644
--- a/include/basic/sbxobj.hxx
+++ b/include/basic/sbxobj.hxx
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public:
     void Dump( SvStream&, bool bDumpAll=false );
 };
 
-typedef tools::SvRef<SbxObject> SbxObjectRef;
-
 #endif // INCLUDED_BASIC_SBXOBJ_HXX
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/include/basic/sbxvar.hxx b/include/basic/sbxvar.hxx
index 3ee3768a2a07..25ac2605d859 100644
--- a/include/basic/sbxvar.hxx
+++ b/include/basic/sbxvar.hxx
@@ -283,8 +283,19 @@ public:
     static sal_uInt16 MakeHashCode( const OUString& rName );
 };
 
+typedef tools::SvRef<SbxObject> SbxObjectRef;
 typedef tools::SvRef<SbxVariable> SbxVariableRef;
 
+//tdf#59222 SbxEnsureParentVariable is a SbxVariable which keeps a reference to
+//its parent, ensuring it always exists while this SbxVariable exists
+class BASIC_DLLPUBLIC SbxEnsureParentVariable : public SbxVariable
+{
+    SbxObjectRef xParent;
+public:
+    SbxEnsureParentVariable(const SbxVariable& r);
+    virtual void SetParent(SbxObject* p) override;
+};
+
 #endif // INCLUDED_BASIC_SBXVAR_HXX
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */