The invention provides a driving protection circuit applied to a fully-controlled electric power electronic device. The protection circuit comprises a power supply VCC, a grid driving circuit, a grid resistor gearshift circuit, a Vce voltage detection protection circuit and a short circuit signal FAULT output circuit, wherein the power supply VCC is used for providing a work voltage, an input end of the grid driving circuit is connected with PWM pulses, the grid driving circuit is used for providing an output power and the PWM pulses for the electric power electronic device, the grid resistor gearshift circuit is used for making the electric power electronic device have relatively short turn-off time when the electric power electronic device is in a work state or making the electric power electronic device have the relatively long turn-off time when the electric power electronic device is in an overcurrent state, the Vce voltage detection protection circuit is used for detecting whether the electric power electronic device generates overcurrent during device conduction, and the short circuit signal FAULT output circuit is used for outputting a FAULT signal to a control end when the electric power electronic device generates overcurrent during device conduction.