diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
index 7327503cf..1d6c2ca1d 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ QPoint DialogProxy::popupPosition(QGraphicsObject *item, int alignment)
         return corona->popupPosition(actualItem, m_dialog->size(), (Qt::AlignmentFlag)alignment);
     } else {
 
+        if (!actualItem->scene()) {
+            return QPoint();
+        }
+
         QList<QGraphicsView*> views = actualItem->scene()->views();