diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index bad40b0cff..7dcfd47dc0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -10311,14 +10311,16 @@ QVariant QGraphicsTextItem::inputMethodQuery(Qt::InputMethodQuery query) const
         v = int(inputMethodHints());
     else if (dd->control)
         v = dd->control->inputMethodQuery(query, QVariant());
-    if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QRectF)
-        v = v.toRectF().translated(-dd->controlOffset());
-    else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QPointF)
-        v = v.toPointF() - dd->controlOffset();
-    else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QRect)
-        v = v.toRect().translated(-dd->controlOffset().toPoint());
-    else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QPoint)
-        v = v.toPoint() - dd->controlOffset().toPoint();
+    if (dd->control) {
+        if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QRectF)
+            v = v.toRectF().translated(-dd->controlOffset());
+        else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QPointF)
+            v = v.toPointF() - dd->controlOffset();
+        else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QRect)
+            v = v.toRect().translated(-dd->controlOffset().toPoint());
+        else if (v.userType() == QMetaType::QPoint)
+            v = v.toPoint() - dd->controlOffset().toPoint();
+    }
     return v;
 }