diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index e728a8807ee..77f54313d8b 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -524,8 +524,11 @@ void Control::_notification(int p_notification) {
 
 				if(get_viewport() != NULL)
 					get_viewport()->_gui_hid_control(this);
-				_modal_stack_remove();
-				minimum_size_changed();
+
+				if(is_inside_tree()) {
+					_modal_stack_remove();
+					minimum_size_changed();
+				}
 
 				//remove key focus
 				//remove modalness