diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_sequencer_image.cc b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_sequencer_image.cc
index 75eccac0fb9..2ac6862b17a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_sequencer_image.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_sequencer_image.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static void store_transform_properties(const Scene *scene,
   tdseq->orig_rotation = transform->rotation;
   tdseq->orig_flag = strip->flag;
   tdseq->orig_mirror = seq::image_transform_mirror_factor_get(strip);
-  tdseq->active_seq_orig_rotation = ed->act_strip->data->transform->rotation;
+  tdseq->active_seq_orig_rotation = ed->act_strip ? ed->act_strip->data->transform->rotation :
+                                                    transform->rotation;
   tdseq->strip = strip;
   td->extra = static_cast<void *>(tdseq);
 }