The invention provides a protection circuit applied in an inductive boost converter, the inductive boost converter includes a transmission circuit and a charging circuit, the protection circuit includes a detection circuit and a control circuit, an input terminal of the detection and an output terminal of the transmission circuit are connected, a first output terminal of the detection circuit and an input terminal of the charging circuit are connected, a second output terminal of the detection circuit and an input terminal of the control terminal are connected; the detection circuit detects whether an input current from the transmission circuit is a short-circuit current, if the circuit is shorted, the result will be sent to the control circuit, the control circuit cuts the connection of the charging circuit and ground, which can prevent charges stored in the charging circuit from flowing backward into the input terminal of the inductive boost converter.