diff --git a/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim b/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
index 0d8921905c..e772ef171a 100644
--- a/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
+++ b/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
@@ -1156,13 +1156,14 @@ proc executeNoHooksV3(cmd: IdeCmd, file: AbsoluteFile, dirtyfile: AbsoluteFile,
       graph.suggestResult(s.sym, s.sym.info)
   of ideType:
     let s = graph.findSymData(file, line, col)
-    if not s.isNil:
+    if not s.isNil and s.sym.typ != nil:
       let typeSym = s.sym.typ.sym
       if typeSym != nil:
         graph.suggestResult(typeSym, typeSym.info, ideType)
-      elif s.sym.typ.len != 0:
+      elif s.sym.typ.len != 0 and s.sym.typ[0] != nil:
         let genericType = s.sym.typ[0].sym
-        graph.suggestResult(genericType, genericType.info, ideType)
+        if genericType != nil:
+          graph.suggestResult(genericType, genericType.info, ideType)
   of ideUse, ideDus:
     let symbol = graph.findSymData(file, line, col)
     if not symbol.isNil:
diff --git a/nimsuggest/tests/tv3_typeDefinition.nim b/nimsuggest/tests/tv3_typeDefinition.nim
index f86d12cc67..2da86d060c 100644
--- a/nimsuggest/tests/tv3_typeDefinition.nim
+++ b/nimsuggest/tests/tv3_typeDefinition.nim
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ echo fo#[!]#oGeneric.bar
 # bad type
 echo unde#[!]#fined
 
+# type of a void proc: typ[0] (return type) is nil, must not crash
+var s = ""
+s.a#[!]#dd('x')
+
+# type of a module symbol: typ is nil, must not crash
+import std/str#[!]#utils
+
 discard """
 $nimsuggest --v3 --tester $file
 >type $1
@@ -29,4 +36,6 @@ type	skType	tv3_typeDefinition.Foo2	Foo2	$file	11	2	""	100
 >type $3
 type	skType	tv3_typeDefinition.FooGeneric	FooGeneric	$file	14	2	""	100
 >type $4
+>type $5
+>type $6
 """