diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/VisualNode.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/VisualNode.cs
index 4e95d21a48..12cfc7cbe3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/VisualNode.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/VisualNode.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
         {
             foreach (var operation in DrawOperations)
             {
-                if (operation.Item.HitTest(p))
+                if (operation?.Item?.HitTest(p) == true)
                 {
                     return true;
                 }