diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/dynaview/dynaview.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/dynaview/dynaview.js
index fbf787847..46cef336a 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/dynaview/dynaview.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/dynaview/dynaview.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function findTopmostTiddler() {
 	return {
 		element: topmostElement,
 		offset: -topmostElementTop,
-		title: topmostElement.getAttribute("data-tiddler-title")
+		title: topmostElement ? topmostElement.getAttribute("data-tiddler-title") : null
 	};
 }