diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index e5529b615..600d1a6fa 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -1554,24 +1554,29 @@ public:
 
         // Print some more information to the log file (if active) to ease bug fixing
         if (receiver && event) {
-            std::stringstream dump;
-            dump << "The event type " << (int)event->type() << " was sent to "
-                 << receiver->metaObject()->className() << "\n";
-            dump << "Object tree:\n";
-            if (receiver->isWidgetType()) {
-                QWidget* w = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(receiver);
-                while (w) {
-                    dump << "\t";
-                    dump << w->metaObject()->className();
-                    QString name = w->objectName();
-                    if (!name.isEmpty())
-                        dump << " (" << (const char*)name.toUtf8() << ")";
-                    w = w->parentWidget();
-                    if (w)
-                        dump << " is child of\n";
+            try {
+                std::stringstream dump;
+                dump << "The event type " << (int)event->type() << " was sent to "
+                     << receiver->metaObject()->className() << "\n";
+                dump << "Object tree:\n";
+                if (receiver->isWidgetType()) {
+                    QWidget* w = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(receiver);
+                    while (w) {
+                        dump << "\t";
+                        dump << w->metaObject()->className();
+                        QString name = w->objectName();
+                        if (!name.isEmpty())
+                            dump << " (" << (const char*)name.toUtf8() << ")";
+                        w = w->parentWidget();
+                        if (w)
+                            dump << " is child of\n";
+                    }
+                    std::string str = dump.str();
+                    Base::Console().Log("%s",str.c_str());
                 }
-                std::string str = dump.str();
-                Base::Console().Log("%s",str.c_str());
+            }
+            catch (...) {
+                Base::Console().Log("Invalid recipient and/or event in GUIApplication::notify\n");
             }
         }