diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
index 3abdc5a328..9041b815ca 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ static String _fixstr(const String &p_what, const String &p_str) {
 }
 
 static void _gen_shape_list(const Ref<Mesh> &mesh, List<Ref<Shape3D>> &r_shape_list, bool p_convex) {
+	ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(mesh, "Cannot generate shape list with null mesh value");
 	if (!p_convex) {
 		Ref<Shape3D> shape = mesh->create_trimesh_shape();
 		r_shape_list.push_back(shape);
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ static void _gen_shape_list(const Ref<Mesh> &mesh, List<Ref<Shape3D>> &r_shape_l
 }
 
 static void _pre_gen_shape_list(const Ref<EditorSceneImporterMesh> &mesh, List<Ref<Shape3D>> &r_shape_list, bool p_convex) {
+	ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(mesh, "Cannot generate shape list with null mesh value");
 	if (!p_convex) {
 		Ref<Shape3D> shape = mesh->create_trimesh_shape();
 		r_shape_list.push_back(shape);