diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsOverviewFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsOverviewFragment.java
index 09246d6af9c17203923cbe3d77f076b4bebb420b..239c68c68cc85a56e7ee3b48271d0bd2fbf6da3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsOverviewFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsOverviewFragment.java
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ public class ConversationsOverviewFragment extends XmppFragment {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+		int pos = ((AdapterContextMenuInfo) item.getMenuInfo()).position;
+		if (conversations == null || conversations.size() < pos || pos < 0) return false;
+
 		Conversation conversation = conversations.get(((AdapterContextMenuInfo) item.getMenuInfo()).position);
 		ConversationFragment fragment = new ConversationFragment();
 		fragment.setHasOptionsMenu(false);