diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 483db2098..9bc7e4866 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,14 @@ void MainWindow::disconnectController(SessionController* controller)
 {
 	disconnect( controller , SIGNAL(titleChanged(ViewProperties*))
                      , this , SLOT(activeViewTitleChanged(ViewProperties*)) );
-    guiFactory()->removeClient(controller);
+
+	// KXmlGuiFactory::removeClient() will try to access actions associated
+	// with the controller internally, which may not be valid after the controller
+	// itself is no longer valid (after the associated session and or view have
+	// been destroyed)
+	if (controller->isValid())
+    	guiFactory()->removeClient(controller);
+
     controller->setSearchBar(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SessionController.h b/src/SessionController.h
index cc9e356cc..fad71e9f0 100644
--- a/src/SessionController.h
+++ b/src/SessionController.h
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ public:
     QPointer<Session> session() { return _session; }
     /** Returns the view associated with this controller */
     QPointer<TerminalDisplay>  view()    { return _view;    }
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns true if the controller is valid.
+	 * A valid controller is one which has a non-null session() and view().
+	 *
+	 * Equivalent to "!session().isNull() && !view().isNull()"
+	 */
+	bool isValid() const;
 
     /** 
      * Sets the widget used for searches through the session's output.
@@ -250,6 +258,10 @@ private:
 	bool _listenForScreenWindowUpdates;
 	bool _preventClose;
 };
+inline bool SessionController::isValid() const
+{
+	return !_session.isNull() && !_view.isNull();
+}
 
 /** 
  * Abstract class representing a task which can be performed on a group of sessions.