diff --git a/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/IntelliSense/AsyncCompletion/ItemManager.cs b/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/IntelliSense/AsyncCompletion/ItemManager.cs
index 251b0cb1f54df13f3938b45245e9c564d35809c2..0b455245bd6f8d7a11c09a4337b4562e368590e1 100644
--- a/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/IntelliSense/AsyncCompletion/ItemManager.cs
+++ b/src/EditorFeatures/Core/Implementation/IntelliSense/AsyncCompletion/ItemManager.cs
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ internal ItemManager(RecentItemsManager recentItemsManager)
                 return HandleAllItemsFilteredOut(reason, data.SelectedFilters, completionRules);
             }
 
-            var experimentationService = document.Project.Solution.Workspace.Services.GetService<IExperimentationService>();
+            var experimentationService = document?.Project.Solution.Workspace.Services.GetService<IExperimentationService>();
 
-            var initialListOfItemsToBeIncluded = experimentationService.IsExperimentEnabled(WellKnownExperimentNames.SortCompletionListByMatch)
+            var initialListOfItemsToBeIncluded = experimentationService?.IsExperimentEnabled(WellKnownExperimentNames.SortCompletionListByMatch) == true
                 // Need a stable sorting algorithm to preserve the original order for items with same pattern match score.
                 ? builder.OrderBy(new NullablePatternMatchComparer()).ToImmutableArray()
                 : builder.ToImmutable();