diff --git a/src/ui/play_queue.vala b/src/ui/play_queue.vala
index 3d0b09c..6aa2a89 100644
--- a/src/ui/play_queue.vala
+++ b/src/ui/play_queue.vala
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class PlayQueueSelection : GLib.Object, GLib.ListModel, Gtk.SelectionMode
     // GLib.ListModel methods
 
     Object? get_item (uint position) {
+        if (this.model == null) return null;
         return this.model.get_item (position);
     }
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ public class PlayQueueSelection : GLib.Object, GLib.ListModel, Gtk.SelectionMode
     }
 
     uint get_n_items () {
+        if (this.model == null) return 0;
         return this.model.get_n_items ();
     }
 }