diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/shells/textfld.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/shells/textfld.cxx
index 53fd4471ce37..d8da30749cc7 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/shells/textfld.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/shells/textfld.cxx
@@ -462,13 +462,17 @@ void SwTextShell::ExecField(SfxRequest &rReq)
                         pMgr->RegisterAnswerText(sText);
                         pWin->ExecuteCommand(nSlot);
 
-                        // Set the parent postit id of the reply.
-                        GetView().GetPostItMgr()->GetLatestPostItField()->SetParentPostItId(pIdItem->GetValue().toUInt32());
+                        SwPostItField* pLatestPostItField = pMgr->GetLatestPostItField();
+                        if (pLatestPostItField)
+                        {
+                            // Set the parent postit id of the reply.
+                            pLatestPostItField->SetParentPostItId(pIdItem->GetValue().toUInt32());
 
-                        // If name of the replied comment is empty, we need to set a name in order to connect them in the xml file.
-                        pWin->GeneratePostItName(); // Generates a name if the current name is empty.
+                            // If name of the replied comment is empty, we need to set a name in order to connect them in the xml file.
+                            pWin->GeneratePostItName(); // Generates a name if the current name is empty.
 
-                        GetView().GetPostItMgr()->GetLatestPostItField()->SetParentName(pWin->GetPostItField()->GetName());
+                            pLatestPostItField->SetParentName(pWin->GetPostItField()->GetName());
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }