diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
index 49350f634f9..7cd0b2d14c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ void DocumentManager::addFileToVersionControl(const QString &directoryPath, cons
 
 Utils::FilePath DocumentManager::currentFilePath()
 {
+    if (!QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument())
+        return {};
+
     return QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->documentManager().currentDesignDocument()->fileName();
 }