diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
index 04f4c1f801..7ca683fac3 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ QQuickItem *QQuickItemPrivate::InitializationState::getFocusScope(QQuickItem *it
 {
     if (!focusScope) {
         QQuickItem *fs = item->parentItem();
-        while (!fs->isFocusScope())
+        while (fs->parentItem() && !fs->isFocusScope())
             fs = fs->parentItem();
         focusScope = fs;
     }