diff --git a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
index 1a3dd9f5..c3538ee1 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void CSubsurface::recheckDamageForSubsurfaces() {
 
 void CSubsurface::onCommit() {
     // no damaging if it's not visible
-    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->shouldRenderWindow(m_pWindowParent)) {
+    if (m_pWindowParent && !g_pHyprRenderer->shouldRenderWindow(m_pWindowParent)) {
         m_vLastSize = Vector2D{m_sWLSurface.wlr()->current.width, m_sWLSurface.wlr()->current.height};
 
         static auto PLOGDAMAGE = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:log_damage");