diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index 35bbe9b528..43ed7be1dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
                                     return;
 
                                 Layout layout = etBody.getLayout();
+                                if (layout == null)
+                                    return;
                                 int line = layout.getLineForOffset(pos);
                                 int y = layout.getLineTop(line + 1);