diff --git a/src/core/view/components/rich-text/html-parser.js b/src/core/view/components/rich-text/html-parser.js
index 6abeefb07916999633b9384e8577baae8fb3b987..f90024a6fbd99c142d388417e13225578e2ef2d4 100644
--- a/src/core/view/components/rich-text/html-parser.js
+++ b/src/core/view/components/rich-text/html-parser.js
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ export default function parseHtml (html) {
         text: text
       }
       const parent = stacks[0]
-      if (!parent.children) {
-        parent.children = []
+      if (parent) {
+        if (!parent.children) {
+          parent.children = []
+        }
+        parent.children.push(node)
       }
-      parent.children.push(node)
     }
   })
   return results.children