diff --git a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_image_from_clipboard_widget.cpp b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_image_from_clipboard_widget.cpp
index f609e1b82b..acca43b3da 100644
--- a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_image_from_clipboard_widget.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_image_from_clipboard_widget.cpp
@@ -1,139 +1,140 @@
 /* This file is part of the Calligra project
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Thomas Zander <zander@kde.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2005 C. Boemann <cbo@boemann.dk>
  * Copyright (C) 2007 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "widgets/kis_image_from_clipboard_widget.h"
 #include "widgets/kis_custom_image_widget.h"
 
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QSlider>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QRect>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QFile>
 
 #include <kis_debug.h>
 
 #include <kis_icon.h>
 #include <KoCompositeOpRegistry.h>
 #include <KoColorProfile.h>
 #include <KoID.h>
 #include <KoColor.h>
 #include <KoColorModelStandardIds.h>
 
 #include <kis_fill_painter.h>
 #include <kis_image.h>
 #include <kis_layer.h>
 #include <kis_group_layer.h>
 #include <kis_paint_layer.h>
 #include <kis_paint_device.h>
 #include <kis_painter.h>
 
 #include "kis_import_catcher.h"
 #include "kis_clipboard.h"
 #include "KisDocument.h"
 #include "widgets/kis_cmb_idlist.h"
 #include <KisSqueezedComboBox.h>
 
 
 KisImageFromClipboard::KisImageFromClipboard(QWidget* parent, qint32 defWidth, qint32 defHeight, double resolution, const QString& defColorModel, const QString& defColorDepth, const QString& defColorProfile, const QString& imageName)
     : KisCustomImageWidget(parent, defWidth, defHeight, resolution, defColorModel, defColorDepth, defColorProfile, imageName)
 {
     setObjectName("KisImageFromClipboard");
 
     // create clipboard preview and show it   
     createClipboardPreview();
 
     grpClipboard->show();
     imageGroupSpacer->changeSize(20, 40, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
     connect(QApplication::clipboard(), SIGNAL(dataChanged()), this, SLOT(clipboardDataChanged()));
     connect(QApplication::clipboard(), SIGNAL(selectionChanged()), this, SLOT(clipboardDataChanged()));
     connect(QApplication::clipboard(), SIGNAL(changed(QClipboard::Mode)), this, SLOT(clipboardDataChanged()));
 
 
     disconnect(newDialogConfirmationButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok), SIGNAL(clicked()), 0, 0); //disable normal signal
     connect(newDialogConfirmationButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok), SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(createImage()));
     setNumberOfLayers(1);
 }
 
 KisImageFromClipboard::~KisImageFromClipboard()
 {
 }
 
 void KisImageFromClipboard::createImage()
 {
     KisDocument *doc = createNewImage();
-    
+    if (!doc) return; // createNewImage can return 0;
+
     KisImageSP image = doc->image();
     if (image && image->root() && image->root()->firstChild()) {
         KisLayer * layer = qobject_cast<KisLayer*>(image->root()->firstChild().data());
 
         KisPaintDeviceSP clip = KisClipboard::instance()->clip(QRect(), true);
         if (clip) {
             KisImportCatcher::adaptClipToImageColorSpace(clip, image);
 
             QRect r = clip->exactBounds();
             KisPainter::copyAreaOptimized(QPoint(), clip, layer->paintDevice(), r);
 
             layer->setDirty();
         }
     }
     doc->setModified(true);
     emit m_openPane->documentSelected(doc);
 }
 
 
 void KisImageFromClipboard::clipboardDataChanged()
 {
     createClipboardPreview();
 }
 
 
 void KisImageFromClipboard::createClipboardPreview()
 {
     QClipboard *cb = QApplication::clipboard();
     const QMimeData *cbData = cb->mimeData();
     if (cbData->hasImage()) {
         QImage qimage = cb->image();
 
         QByteArray mimeType("application/x-krita-selection");
 
         if ((cbData && cbData->hasFormat(mimeType)) || !qimage.isNull()) {
             lblPreview->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(qimage.scaled(75, 75, Qt::KeepAspectRatio)));
             lblPreview->show();
             newDialogConfirmationButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(true);
 
             doubleWidth->setValue(qimage.width());
             doubleHeight->setValue(qimage.height());
         }
     }
     else {
         newDialogConfirmationButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(false);
         lblPreview->hide();
     }
     
     
 }