diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index 4b976bd19e..fa31df2f2b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -3483,6 +3483,8 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::onDelete(const std::vector<std::string> &subList)
 {
     if (edit) {
         std::vector<Gui::SelectionObject> selection = Gui::Selection().getSelectionEx();
+        if (selection.empty())
+            return false;
         const std::vector<std::string> &SubNames = selection[0].getSubNames();
 
         Gui::Selection().clearSelection();