Index: Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModel.cs
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diff -u -rcc6f4b74f54064ceb7bdd1a04676c569218778d4 -r99a8e3e1ae1fe1237ccfd3a16a37b00e0edb595a
--- Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModel.cs	(.../InfoViewModel.cs)	(revision cc6f4b74f54064ceb7bdd1a04676c569218778d4)
+++ Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModel.cs	(.../InfoViewModel.cs)	(revision 99a8e3e1ae1fe1237ccfd3a16a37b00e0edb595a)
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
             get => project?.Description;
             set
             {
+                if (project == null)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 project.Description = value;
                 OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ProjectDescription));
             }
Index: Core/Gui/test/Core.Gui.Test/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModelTest.cs
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diff -u -r9a5cee082a60641cdc3661d5aabf2bb04f8bc445 -r99a8e3e1ae1fe1237ccfd3a16a37b00e0edb595a
--- Core/Gui/test/Core.Gui.Test/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModelTest.cs	(.../InfoViewModelTest.cs)	(revision 9a5cee082a60641cdc3661d5aabf2bb04f8bc445)
+++ Core/Gui/test/Core.Gui.Test/Forms/Backstage/InfoViewModelTest.cs	(.../InfoViewModelTest.cs)	(revision 99a8e3e1ae1fe1237ccfd3a16a37b00e0edb595a)
@@ -73,6 +73,29 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void GivenViewModelWithoutProject_WhenSettingProjectDescription_ThenExpectedValueAndNoPropertyChangedEventFired()
+        {
+            // Given
+            const string description = "new description";
+
+            var mocks = new MockRepository();
+            mocks.ReplayAll();
+
+            var viewModel = new InfoViewModel();
+
+            var propertyNames = new List<string>();
+            viewModel.PropertyChanged += (sender, args) => { propertyNames.Add(args.PropertyName); };
+
+            // When
+            viewModel.ProjectDescription = description;
+
+            // Then
+            Assert.IsNull(viewModel.ProjectDescription);
+            CollectionAssert.IsEmpty(propertyNames);
+            mocks.VerifyAll();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void SetProject_ProjectNull_ExpectedValuesAndPropertyChangedEventsFired()
         {
             // Setup