Index: src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs
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--- src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	(revision 4464)
+++ src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	(working copy)
@@ -276,10 +276,12 @@
         {
             if (rating_menu_item.Visible) {
                 TrackInfo track = ServiceManager.PlayerEngine.CurrentTrack;
-                if (track is DatabaseTrackInfo) {
-                    (track as DatabaseTrackInfo).Refresh ();
+                if (track != null) {
+                    if (track is DatabaseTrackInfo) {
+                        (track as DatabaseTrackInfo).Refresh ();
+                    }
+                    rating_menu_item.Reset (track.Rating);
                 }
-                rating_menu_item.Reset (track.Rating);
             }
             menu.Popup (null, null, notif_area.PositionMenu, 3, Gtk.Global.CurrentEventTime);
         }