diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
index df36e8450a..575c21d2b6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawViewSection::execute(void)
     }
 
     App::DocumentObject* base = BaseView.getValue();
+    if (base == nullptr) {
+        return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("BaseView object not found");
+    }
+
     if (!base->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(TechDraw::DrawViewPart::getClassTypeId()))
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("BaseView object is not a DrawViewPart object");