diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TileView.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TileView.cs
index 0268a0288..5f2e79a33 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TileView.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TileView.cs
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 
 		private void HideSplittersBasedOnTileVisibility ()
 		{
+			if(splitterLines.Count == 0) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			foreach(var line in splitterLines) {
 				line.Visible = true;
 			}