diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
index aa99d7fcf12..6991c561414 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ void FormEditorWidget::initialize()
             defaultZoom = m_formEditorView->rootModelNode().auxiliaryData("formeditorZoom").toDouble();
     }
     m_graphicsView->setZoomFactor(defaultZoom);
-    m_graphicsView->centerOn(m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem());
+    if (m_formEditorView->scene() && m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem())
+        m_graphicsView->centerOn(m_formEditorView->scene()->rootFormEditorItem());
     m_zoomAction->setZoomFactor(defaultZoom);
     updateActions();
 }