diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
index 306317986..bdd1efe7f 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $form.submit(() => {
             $dialog.modal('hide');
 
             const linkHref = '#' + notePath;
-            const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveComponent().getEditor();
+            const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveEditor();
 
             if (hasSelection()) {
                 editor.execute('link', linkHref);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ $form.submit(() => {
 
 // returns true if user selected some text, false if there's no selection
 function hasSelection() {
-    const model = noteDetailService.getActiveComponent().getEditor().model;
+    const model = noteDetailService.getActiveEditor().model;
     const selection = model.document.selection;
 
     return !selection.isCollapsed;
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/markdown_import.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/markdown_import.js
index b2ebdbef5..e1eb3c11e 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/markdown_import.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/markdown_import.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import libraryLoader from "../services/library_loader.js";
 import infoService from "../services/info.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
-import noteDetailTextService from "../services/note_detail_text.js";
+import noteDetailService from "../services/note_detail.js";
 
 const $dialog = $('#markdown-import-dialog');
 const $importTextarea = $('#markdown-import-textarea');
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async function convertMarkdownToHtml(text) {
 
     const result = writer.render(parsed);
 
-    const textEditor = noteDetailTextService.getEditor();
+    const textEditor = noteDetailService.getActiveEditor();
     const viewFragment = textEditor.data.processor.toView(result);
     const modelFragment = textEditor.data.toModel(viewFragment);
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
index 952ee3eae..ddbf7987d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
@@ -73,21 +73,25 @@ function goToLink(e) {
 }
 
 function addLinkToEditor(linkTitle, linkHref) {
-    const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveComponent().getEditor();
+    const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveEditor();
 
-    editor.model.change( writer => {
-        const insertPosition = editor.model.document.selection.getFirstPosition();
-        writer.insertText(linkTitle, { linkHref: linkHref }, insertPosition);
-    });
+    if (editor) {
+        editor.model.change(writer => {
+            const insertPosition = editor.model.document.selection.getFirstPosition();
+            writer.insertText(linkTitle, {linkHref: linkHref}, insertPosition);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 function addTextToEditor(text) {
-    const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveComponent().getEditor();
+    const editor = noteDetailService.getActiveEditor();
 
-    editor.model.change(writer => {
-        const insertPosition = editor.model.document.selection.getFirstPosition();
-        writer.insertText(text, insertPosition);
-    });
+    if (editor) {
+        editor.model.change(writer => {
+            const insertPosition = editor.model.document.selection.getFirstPosition();
+            writer.insertText(text, insertPosition);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 function init() {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
index bc3a946b6..ccfc226d5 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ function getActiveComponent() {
     return getActiveTabContext().getComponent();
 }
 
+function getActiveEditor() {
+    const activeTabContext = getActiveTabContext();
+
+    if (activeTabContext && activeTabContext.note && activeTabContext.note.type === 'text') {
+        return activeTabContext.getComponent().getEditor();
+    }
+    else {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
 function getTabContexts() {
     return tabContexts;
 }
@@ -482,6 +493,7 @@ export default {
     getTabContext,
     getTabContexts,
     getActiveTabContext,
+    getActiveEditor,
     isActive,
     activateTabContext,
     getActiveComponent,