diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/Inspect.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/Inspect.py
index 055f18de84..097a81e221 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/Inspect.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/Inspect.py
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ class CommandPathInspect:
         }
 
     def IsActive(self):
-        obj = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()[0]
+        selection = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+        if len(selection) == 0:
+            return False
+        obj = selection[0]
         return hasattr(obj, "Path") and len(obj.Path.Commands) > 0
 
     def Activated(self):
diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/SanityCmd.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/SanityCmd.py
index b02defb403..32b8f298fe 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/SanityCmd.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Main/Gui/SanityCmd.py
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ class CommandCAMSanity:
         }
 
     def IsActive(self):
-        obj = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0].Object
+        selection = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
+        if len(selection) == 0:
+            return False
+        obj = selection[0].Object
         return isinstance(obj.Proxy, Path.Main.Job.ObjectJob)
 
     def Activated(self):