diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
index 679efce32e..24dccc9a30 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ GameWindow* GameWindowManager::findWindowUnderMouse(GameWindow*& toolTipWindow,
 		{
 			GameWindow* childWindow = window->winPointInAnyChild(mousePos->x, mousePos->y, TRUE, TRUE);
 
-			if (childWindow->m_tooltip || childWindow->m_instData.getTooltipTextLength())
+			if (childWindow && (childWindow->m_tooltip || childWindow->m_instData.getTooltipTextLength()))
 				toolTipWindow = childWindow;
 		}
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
index e59f6bab74..3a1c30de27 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GameWindowManager.cpp
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ GameWindow* GameWindowManager::findWindowUnderMouse(GameWindow*& toolTipWindow,
 		{
 			GameWindow* childWindow = window->winPointInAnyChild(mousePos->x, mousePos->y, TRUE, TRUE);
 
-			if (childWindow->m_tooltip || childWindow->m_instData.getTooltipTextLength())
+			if (childWindow && (childWindow->m_tooltip || childWindow->m_instData.getTooltipTextLength()))
 				toolTipWindow = childWindow;
 		}