diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
index 5a5b5294c5c..4b065675a5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::clientStatusChanged(QmlDebug::ClientStatus status)
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::toolsClientStatusChanged(QmlDebug::ClientStatus status)
 {
     BaseToolsClient *client = qobject_cast<BaseToolsClient*>(sender());
+    QTC_ASSERT(client, return);
     if (status == QmlDebug::Enabled) {
         m_toolsClient = client;
 
@@ -212,8 +213,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::toolsClientStatusChanged(QmlDebug::ClientStatus status
             m_toolsClient->showAppOnTop(true);
 
         m_toolsClientConnected = true;
-    } else if (m_toolsClientConnected
-               && client == m_toolsClient) {
+    } else if (m_toolsClientConnected && client == m_toolsClient) {
         disconnect(client, SIGNAL(currentObjectsChanged(QList<int>)),
                    this, SLOT(selectObjectsFromToolsClient(QList<int>)));
         disconnect(client, SIGNAL(logActivity(QString,QString)),
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::engineClientStatusChanged(QmlDebug::ClientStatus statu
     if (status == QmlDebug::Enabled) {
         QTC_ASSERT(client, return);
         setActiveEngineClient(client);
-    } else if (m_engineClientConnected &&
-               (client == m_engineClient)) {
+    } else if (m_engineClientConnected && client == m_engineClient) {
         m_engineClientConnected = false;
         deletePreviews();
     }
@@ -367,6 +366,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::updatePendingPreviewDocuments(QmlJS::Document::Ptr doc
 
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::onSelectActionTriggered(bool checked)
 {
+    QTC_ASSERT(toolsClient(), return);
     if (checked) {
         toolsClient()->setDesignModeBehavior(true);
         toolsClient()->changeToSelectTool();
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::onSelectActionTriggered(bool checked)
 
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::onZoomActionTriggered(bool checked)
 {
+    QTC_ASSERT(toolsClient(), return);
     if (checked) {
         toolsClient()->setDesignModeBehavior(true);
         toolsClient()->changeToZoomTool();
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::onZoomActionTriggered(bool checked)
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::onShowAppOnTopChanged(const QVariant &value)
 {
     bool showAppOnTop = value.toBool();
-    if (m_toolsClient->status() == QmlDebug::Enabled)
+    if (m_toolsClient && m_toolsClient->status() == QmlDebug::Enabled)
         m_toolsClient->showAppOnTop(showAppOnTop);
 }
 
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::gotoObjectReferenceDefinition(
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::selectObject(const ObjectReference &obj,
                                        SelectionTarget target)
 {
-    if (target == ToolTarget)
+    if (m_toolsClient && target == ToolTarget)
         m_toolsClient->setObjectIdList(
                     QList<ObjectReference>() << obj);
 
@@ -525,7 +526,8 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::onReload()
                                fileContents);
         }
     }
-    m_toolsClient->reload(changesHash);
+    if (m_toolsClient)
+        m_toolsClient->reload(changesHash);
 }
 
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::onReloaded()
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmllivetextpreview.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmllivetextpreview.cpp
index 012d0d7a529..cb5c78f3af1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmllivetextpreview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmllivetextpreview.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ protected:
         Q_UNUSED(scriptBinding);
         Q_UNUSED(parentDefinition);
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->setMethodBody(debugId,
-                                                          methodName, methodBody);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->setMethodBody(debugId,
+                                                              methodName, methodBody);
     }
 
     virtual void updateScriptBinding(DebugId debugId,
@@ -217,22 +218,25 @@ protected:
         if (isLiteral)
             expr = castToLiteral(scriptCode, scriptBinding);
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->setBindingForObject(
-                    debugId, propertyName, expr,
-                    isLiteral, document()->fileName(),
-                    scriptBinding->firstSourceLocation().startLine);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->setBindingForObject(
+                        debugId, propertyName, expr,
+                        isLiteral, document()->fileName(),
+                        scriptBinding->firstSourceLocation().startLine);
     }
 
     virtual void resetBindingForObject(int debugId, const QString &propertyName)
     {
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->resetBindingForObject(debugId, propertyName);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->engineClient()->resetBindingForObject(debugId, propertyName);
     }
 
     virtual void removeObject(int debugId)
     {
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->destroyQmlObject(debugId);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->destroyQmlObject(debugId);
     }
 
     virtual void createObject(const QString &qmlText, DebugId ref,
@@ -242,13 +246,15 @@ protected:
     {
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
         referenceRefreshRequired = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->createQmlObject(qmlText, ref, importList, filename, order);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->createQmlObject(qmlText, ref, importList, filename, order);
     }
 
     virtual void reparentObject(int debugId, int newParent)
     {
         appliedChangesToViewer = true;
-        m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->reparentQmlObject(debugId, newParent);
+        if (m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient())
+            m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->reparentQmlObject(debugId, newParent);
     }
 
     void notifyUnsyncronizableElementChange(UiObjectMember *parent)
@@ -617,8 +623,8 @@ void QmlLiveTextPreview::documentChanged(QmlJS::Document::Ptr doc)
                 m_previousDoc = doc;
                 if (!delta.newObjects.isEmpty())
                     m_createdObjects[doc] += delta.newObjects;
-
-                m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->clearComponentCache();
+                if (m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient())
+                    m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->clearComponentCache();
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -697,7 +703,8 @@ void QmlLiveTextPreview::showSyncWarning(
         if (editor) {
             Core::InfoBar *infoBar = editor->editorDocument()->infoBar();
             Core::InfoBarEntry info(INFO_OUT_OF_SYNC, errorMessage);
-            if (m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient()->supportReload())
+            BaseToolsClient *toolsClient = m_inspectorAdapter->toolsClient();
+            if (toolsClient && toolsClient->supportReload())
                 info.setCustomButtonInfo(tr("Reload QML"), this,
                                          SLOT(reloadQml()));
             infoBar->addInfo(info);