diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index be37258f7..5e65ca704 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ void seat_set_focus_warp(struct sway_seat *seat,
 	// If we've focused a floating container, bring it to the front.
 	// We do this by putting it at the end of the floating list.
 	// This must happen for both the pending and current children lists.
-	if (container_is_floating(container)) {
+	if (container && container_is_floating(container)) {
 		list_move_to_end(container->parent->children, container);
 		if (container_has_ancestor(container, container->current.parent)) {
 			list_move_to_end(container->parent->current.children, container);