diff --git a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
index 5132c6d43..9f8362f4b 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
     marker = decoration.getMarker()
     properties = decoration.getProperties()
 
+    return unless marker.isValid()
+
     if range.isEmpty()
       return if properties.onlyNonEmpty
     else