diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index b14059a81b3..0efa621e68a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ QVector<PropertyInfo> getObjectTypes(const ObjectValue *objectValue, const Conte
 
         if (isValueType(property.second)) {
             const Value *dotValue = objectValue->lookupMember(nameAsString, context);
+            if (!dotValue)
+                continue;
+
             if (const Reference *ref = dotValue->asReference())
                 dotValue = context->lookupReference(ref);