diff --git a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
index 31c8770787..2ecb1cc01e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export default function PropertiesViewProvider(openmct) {
     name: 'Properties',
     glyph: 'icon-info',
     canView: function (selection) {
-      return selection.length > 0;
+      const domainObject = selection?.[0]?.[0]?.context?.item;
+
+      return domainObject && selection.length > 0;
     },
     view: function (selection) {
       let _destroy = null;