diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
index c96d7c1fd10..8813b0027cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,12 @@ static int multires_reshape_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	if (!mmd)
 		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
-	
+
+	if(mmd->lvl==0) {
+		BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Reshape can work only with higher levels of subdivisions.");
+		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+	}
+
 	CTX_DATA_BEGIN(C, Object*, selob, selected_editable_objects) {
 		if(selob->type == OB_MESH && selob != ob) {
 			secondob= selob;