diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.coffee b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
index 8ad062ab8..c4a8148d9 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
     event.stopImmediatePropagation() if @contains(event.relatedTarget)
 
   blurred: (event) ->
-    @component.blurred()
+    @component?.blurred()
     event.stopImmediatePropagation() if @contains(event.relatedTarget)
 
   addGrammarScopeAttribute: ->