diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/mobiletextselection/MobileTextActionsToolBar.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/mobiletextselection/MobileTextActionsToolBar.qml
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/mobiletextselection/MobileTextActionsToolBar.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/mobiletextselection/MobileTextActionsToolBar.qml
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@
         ToolButton {
             focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
             icon.name: "edit-cut"
-            visible: controlRoot.selectedText.length > 0 && (!controlRoot.hasOwnProperty("echoMode") || controlRoot.echoMode === TextInput.Normal)
+            visible: controlRoot && controlRoot.selectedText.length > 0 && (!controlRoot.hasOwnProperty("echoMode") || controlRoot.echoMode === TextInput.Normal)
             onClicked: {
                 controlRoot.cut();
             }
         }
         ToolButton {
             focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
             icon.name: "edit-copy"
-            visible: controlRoot.selectedText.length > 0 && (!controlRoot.hasOwnProperty("echoMode") || controlRoot.echoMode === TextInput.Normal)
+            visible: controlRoot && controlRoot.selectedText.length > 0 && (!controlRoot.hasOwnProperty("echoMode") || controlRoot.echoMode === TextInput.Normal)
             onClicked: {
                 controlRoot.copy();
             }
         }
         ToolButton {
             focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
             icon.name: "edit-paste"
-            visible: controlRoot.canPaste
+            visible: controlRoot && controlRoot.canPaste
             onClicked: {
                 controlRoot.paste();
             }