diff --git a/src/js/media/views/uploader/status.js b/src/js/media/views/uploader/status.js
index 4659665cc3..1cbdaf30a7 100644
--- a/src/js/media/views/uploader/status.js
+++ b/src/js/media/views/uploader/status.js
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ UploaderStatus = View.extend(/** @lends wp.media.view.UploaderStatus.prototype *
 		}
 		wp.Uploader.errors.reset();
 		// Move focus to the modal after the dismiss button gets removed from the DOM.
-		this.controller.modal.focusManager.focus();
+		if ( this.controller.modal ) {
+			this.controller.modal.focusManager.focus();
+		}
 	}
 });