diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderBody.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderBody.cpp
index 8722e0a024..3e3a3b6f39 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderBody.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderBody.cpp
@@ -452,8 +452,10 @@ void ViewProviderBody::unifyVisualProperty(const App::Property* prop) {
         }
 
         //copy over the properties data
-        auto fprop = gdoc->getViewProvider(feature)->getPropertyByName(prop->getName());
-        fprop->Paste(*prop);
+        if (Gui::ViewProvider* vp = gdoc->getViewProvider(feature)) {
+            auto fprop = vp->getPropertyByName(prop->getName());
+            fprop->Paste(*prop);
+        }
     }
 }