diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index d108a1c9c..c9e9777b8 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -918,7 +918,10 @@ void ST_Drawer(void)
 			stplyr = &players[displayplayers[i]];
 			stplyrnum = i;
 			R_SetViewContext(VIEWCONTEXT_PLAYER1 + i);
-			R_InterpolateView(rendertimefrac); // to assist with object tracking
+
+			// HACK: This can possibly crash the game in R_IsViewpointThirdPerson during first two tics if the player object doesn't exist.
+			if (stplyr->mo)
+				R_InterpolateView(rendertimefrac); // to assist with object tracking
 			ST_overlayDrawer();
 		}