diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index 556817298..ecb9dce23 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -3983,7 +3983,7 @@ void HistoryWidget::updateFieldPlaceholder() {
 			auto text = _inlineBot->botInfo->inlinePlaceholder.mid(1);
 			_field->setPlaceholder([text] { return text; }, _inlineBot->username.size() + 2);
 		} else {
-			const auto peer = _history->peer;
+			const auto peer = _history ? _history->peer : nullptr;
 			_field->setPlaceholder(langFactory(
 				(peer && peer->isChannel() && !peer->isMegagroup())
 				? (peer->notifySilentPosts()