diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
index 9b2b0bfc..b75467b9 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ void TaskPanel::updateActiveWindow()
     }
     m_activeWindow = m_windowManagement->activeWindow();
 
-    connect(m_activeWindow.data(), &KWayland::Client::PlasmaWindow::closeableChanged, this, &TaskPanel::hasCloseableActiveWindowChanged);
-    connect(m_activeWindow.data(), &KWayland::Client::PlasmaWindow::unmapped,
-            this, &TaskPanel::forgetActiveWindow);
+    if (m_activeWindow) {
+        connect(m_activeWindow.data(), &KWayland::Client::PlasmaWindow::closeableChanged, this, &TaskPanel::hasCloseableActiveWindowChanged);
+        connect(m_activeWindow.data(), &KWayland::Client::PlasmaWindow::unmapped,
+                this, &TaskPanel::forgetActiveWindow);
+    }
 
     // TODO: connect to closeableChanged, not needed right now as KWin doesn't provide this changeable
     emit hasCloseableActiveWindowChanged();