diff --git a/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
index 57fc0e9c5..2ed17187a 100644
--- a/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ void MessageEventModel::fetchMore(const QModelIndex &parent)
     }
 }
 
+static NeochatRoomMember *emptyNeochatRoomMember = new NeochatRoomMember;
+
 QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const
 {
     if (!checkIndex(idx, QAbstractItemModel::CheckIndexOption::IndexIsValid)) {
@@ -467,6 +469,10 @@ QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const
             mId = evt.senderId();
         }
 
+        if (!m_memberObjects.contains(mId)) {
+            return QVariant::fromValue<NeochatRoomMember *>(emptyNeochatRoomMember);
+        }
+
         return QVariant::fromValue<NeochatRoomMember *>(m_memberObjects.at(mId).get());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/neochatroommember.cpp b/src/neochatroommember.cpp
index e2c6245cc..7b88aadaf 100644
--- a/src/neochatroommember.cpp
+++ b/src/neochatroommember.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::id() const
 
 Quotient::Uri NeochatRoomMember::uri() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Quotient::Uri NeochatRoomMember::uri() const
 
 bool NeochatRoomMember::isLocalMember() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool NeochatRoomMember::isLocalMember() const
 
 Quotient::Membership NeochatRoomMember::membershipState() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return Quotient::Membership::Leave;
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Quotient::Membership NeochatRoomMember::membershipState() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::name() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::name() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::displayName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::displayName() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeDisplayName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeDisplayName() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::fullName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::fullName() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeFullName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeFullName() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::disambiguatedName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::disambiguatedName() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeDisambiguatedName() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return id();
     }
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::htmlSafeDisambiguatedName() const
 
 int NeochatRoomMember::hue() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int NeochatRoomMember::hue() const
 
 qreal NeochatRoomMember::hueF() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return 0.0;
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ qreal NeochatRoomMember::hueF() const
 
 QColor NeochatRoomMember::color() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ QColor NeochatRoomMember::color() const
 
 QString NeochatRoomMember::avatarMediaId() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ QString NeochatRoomMember::avatarMediaId() const
 
 QUrl NeochatRoomMember::avatarUrl() const
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr) {
+    if (m_room == nullptr || m_memberId.isEmpty()) {
         return {};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/neochatroommember.h b/src/neochatroommember.h
index 91e315124..afb34a83a 100644
--- a/src/neochatroommember.h
+++ b/src/neochatroommember.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class NeochatRoomMember : public QObject
 
 public:
     NeochatRoomMember() = default;
-
     explicit NeochatRoomMember(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &memberId);
 
     QString id() const;