diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index 45778b40881..3193f29cc83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ void ObjectNodeInstance::initializePropertyWatcher(const ObjectNodeInstance::Poi
 
 void ObjectNodeInstance::setId(const QString &id)
 {
-    if (!m_id.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!m_id.isEmpty() && context()) {
         context()->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(m_id, 0);
     }
 
-    if (!id.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!id.isEmpty() && context()) {
         context()->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(id, object()); // will also force refresh of all bindings
     }