diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
index 0c55d3059..382d7fd8a 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ void ContainmentInterface::setAppletArgs(Plasma::Applet *applet, const QString &
     }
 
     AppletInterface *appletInterface = applet->property("graphicObject").value<AppletInterface *>();
-    emit appletInterface->externalData(mimetype, data);
+    if (appletInterface) {
+        emit appletInterface->externalData(mimetype, data);
+    }
 }
 
 void ContainmentInterface::processMimeData(QMimeData *mimeData, int x, int y)