diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
index 26657cd0611..9798f2828cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
@@ -1880,6 +1880,10 @@ static int wm_handlers_do(bContext *C, wmEvent *event, ListBase *handlers)
 {
 	int action = wm_handlers_do_intern(C, event, handlers);
 		
+	/* fileread case */
+	if (CTX_wm_window(C) == NULL)
+		return action;
+
 	if (!ELEM(event->type, MOUSEMOVE, INBETWEEN_MOUSEMOVE) && !ISTIMER(event->type)) {
 
 		/* test for CLICK events */