diff --git a/widgets/tooltip.cpp b/widgets/tooltip.cpp
index 2afdaa479..67c374c3a 100644
--- a/widgets/tooltip.cpp
+++ b/widgets/tooltip.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Plasma::Widget *ToolTip::currentWidget() const
 //PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
 void ToolTip::slotShowToolTip()
 {
-    if ( d->currentWidget->view()->mouseGrabber() )
+    if ( d->currentWidget->view() && d->currentWidget->view()->mouseGrabber() )
 	return;
 
     d->isShown = true;  //ToolTip is visible