diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -308,5 +308,9 @@
 
 bool TerminalPanel::terminalHasFocus() const
 {
-    return m_terminalWidget->hasFocus();
+    if (m_terminalWidget) {
+        return m_terminalWidget->hasFocus();
+    }
+
+    return hasFocus();
 }