diff --git a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
index 14642878..40d841ab 100644
--- a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ wlr_surface* CHyprXWaylandManager::getWindowSurface(CWindow* pWindow) {
 }
 
 void CHyprXWaylandManager::activateSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, bool activate) {
+    if (!pSurface)
+        return;
+
     if (wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(pSurface)) {
         const auto PSURF = wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(pSurface);
-        if (PSURF->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
+        if (PSURF && PSURF->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
             wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(PSURF->toplevel, activate);
         }
     } else if (wlr_surface_is_xwayland_surface(pSurface)) {