diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index 6021fac2..f8b8f9a2 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ std::any CHyprMasterLayout::layoutMessage(SLayoutMessageHeader header, std::stri
     if (message == "swapwithmaster") {
         const auto PWINDOW = header.pWindow;
 
+        if (!PWINDOW)
+            return 0;
+
         if (!isWindowTiled(PWINDOW))
             return 0;
 
@@ -559,6 +562,10 @@ std::any CHyprMasterLayout::layoutMessage(SLayoutMessageHeader header, std::stri
         return 0;
     } else if (message == "focusmaster") {
         const auto PWINDOW = header.pWindow;
+
+        if (!PWINDOW)
+            return 0;
+
         const auto PMASTER = getMasterNodeOnWorkspace(PWINDOW->m_iWorkspaceID);
 
         if (!PMASTER || PMASTER->pWindow == PWINDOW)
@@ -570,10 +577,16 @@ std::any CHyprMasterLayout::layoutMessage(SLayoutMessageHeader header, std::stri
     } else if (message == "cyclenext") {
         const auto PWINDOW = header.pWindow;
 
+        if (!PWINDOW)
+            return 0;
+
         switchToWindow(getNextWindow(PWINDOW, true));
     } else if (message == "cycleprev") {
         const auto PWINDOW = header.pWindow;
 
+        if (!PWINDOW)
+            return 0;
+
         switchToWindow(getNextWindow(PWINDOW, false));
     } else if (message == "swapnext") {
         if (!g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(header.pWindow))