diff --git a/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutNoteArea.cpp b/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutNoteArea.cpp
--- a/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutNoteArea.cpp
+++ b/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutNoteArea.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@
 
     bool contNotNeeded = KoTextLayoutArea::layout(cursor);
 
-    d->labelYOffset += block.layout()->lineAt(0).ascent();
+    QTextLine blockLayoutLine = block.layout()->lineAt(0);
+
+    if (blockLayoutLine.isValid()) {
+        d->labelYOffset += blockLayoutLine.ascent();
+    }
 
     if (!contNotNeeded) {
         QString contNote = notesConfig->footnoteContinuationForward();
diff --git a/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutTableArea.cpp b/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutTableArea.cpp
--- a/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutTableArea.cpp
+++ b/libs/textlayout/KoTextLayoutTableArea.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,9 @@
 
 
         if (complete) {
-            setVirginPage(false);
+            if (cursor->row >= d->headerRows) {
+                setVirginPage(false);
+            }
             cursor->row++;
         }
     } while (complete && cursor->row < d->table->rows());
@@ -785,10 +787,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (noCellsFitted && row <= d->headerRows) {
-        d->totalMisFit = true;
-    }
-
     if (anyCellTried && noCellsFitted && !rowHasExactHeight && !allCellsFullyDone) {
         d->rowPositions[row+1] = d->rowPositions[row];
         nukeRow(cursor);
@@ -800,6 +798,10 @@
         return false; // we can't honour the anything inside so give up doing row
     }
 
+    if (noCellsFitted && d->headerRows && row <= d->headerRows) {
+        d->totalMisFit = true;
+    }
+
     if (!allCellsFullyDone) {
         layoutMergedCellsNotEnding(cursor, topBorderWidth, bottomBorderWidth, rowBottom);
     } else {