diff --git a/WINGs/wevent.c b/WINGs/wevent.c
index 5f98d8e..93dab28 100644
--- a/WINGs/wevent.c
+++ b/WINGs/wevent.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ int WMHandleEvent(WMEvent * event)
 	view->screen->lastEventTime = getEventTime(view->screen, event);
 
 	toplevel = W_TopLevelOfView(view);
+	if (!toplevel)
+		toplevel = view;
 
 	if (mask & (KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask)) {
 		W_View *focused = W_FocusedViewOfToplevel(toplevel);