diff --git a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenu.ts b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenu.ts
index 635929a756..e98059b585 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenu.ts
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ export const SideMenuExtension = createExtension(({ editor }) => {
      * interfering with open submenus.
      */
     hideMenuIfNotFrozen() {
-      if (!view!.menuFrozen && view!.state!.show) {
-        view!.state!.show = false;
+      if (!view!.menuFrozen && view!.state?.show) {
+        view!.state.show = false;
         view!.emitUpdate(view!.state!);
       }
     },