diff --git a/OpenMesh/OMPropertyModelT_impl.hh b/OpenMesh/OMPropertyModelT_impl.hh
index da829d9a18f0995b346afebbedc0e5929142fba8..9512fe548a7a4500b2c47de200165cc5c36e36f2 100644
--- a/OpenMesh/OMPropertyModelT_impl.hh
+++ b/OpenMesh/OMPropertyModelT_impl.hh
@@ -383,15 +383,17 @@ void OMPropertyModel<MeshT>::mouseEvent(QMouseEvent* _event)
       ACG::Vec3d     hit_point;
 
       if (PluginFunctions::scenegraphPick(ACG::SceneGraph::PICK_FACE, _event->pos(),node_idx, face_idx, &hit_point)) {
-        BaseObjectData* object;
-        PluginFunctions::getPickedObject(node_idx, object);
+        BaseObjectData* object = nullptr;
 
-        if (object->id() == objectID_ && !currentlySelectedIndices.empty())
+        if (PluginFunctions::getPickedObject(node_idx, object))
         {
-          OMPropertyVisualizer<MeshT>* viz = dynamic_cast<OMPropertyVisualizer<MeshT>*>(propertyVisualizers[currentlySelectedIndices.first().row()] );
-          unsigned int primitiveId = viz->getClosestPrimitiveId(face_idx, hit_point);
-          mPickWidget.pickedHandle->setText(tr("%1").arg(primitiveId));
-          mPickWidget.pickedValue->setText(viz->getPropertyText(primitiveId));
+          if (object->id() == objectID_ && !currentlySelectedIndices.empty())
+          {
+            OMPropertyVisualizer<MeshT>* viz = dynamic_cast<OMPropertyVisualizer<MeshT>*>(propertyVisualizers[currentlySelectedIndices.first().row()] );
+            unsigned int primitiveId = viz->getClosestPrimitiveId(face_idx, hit_point);
+            mPickWidget.pickedHandle->setText(tr("%1").arg(primitiveId));
+            mPickWidget.pickedValue->setText(viz->getPropertyText(primitiveId));
+          }
         }
       }
     }