diff --git a/gtk/gtkstack.c b/gtk/gtkstack.c
index 2125d66b69..652b856293 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstack.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstack.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ set_visible_child (GtkStack               *stack,
       focus = gtk_window_get_focus (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel));
       if (focus &&
           priv->visible_child &&
+          priv->visible_child->widget &&
           gtk_widget_is_ancestor (focus, priv->visible_child->widget))
         {
           contains_focus = TRUE;