diff --git a/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js b/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
index 41680dc..430ae31 100644
--- a/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
+++ b/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
@@ -368,6 +368,12 @@ class DraftEditor extends React.Component<DraftEditorProps, State> {
     const alreadyHasFocus = editorState.getSelection().getHasFocus();
     const editorNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.editor);
 
+    if (!editorNode) {
+      // once in a while people call 'focus' in a setTimeout, and the node has
+      // been deleted, so it can be null in that case.
+      return;
+    }
+
     const scrollParent = Style.getScrollParent(editorNode);
     const {x, y} = scrollPosition || getScrollPosition(scrollParent);