diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 6cea46022d..77b6a9ba31 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+July 18, 2006
+- Fixed: C_midPrint() needs a NULL status bar check.
+
 July 17, 2006 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - Fixed: PClass::CreateDerivedClass forgot to NULL FActorInfo::Replacee.
 
diff --git a/src/c_console.cpp b/src/c_console.cpp
index ec61f6f3f3..591ce5e8cf 100644
--- a/src/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/c_console.cpp
@@ -1814,6 +1814,9 @@ static const char logbar[] = "\n<------------------------------->\n";
 
 void C_MidPrint (const char *msg)
 {
+	if (StatusBar == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	if (msg)
 	{
 		AddToConsole (-1, bar1);