diff --git a/ets2panda/checker/ets/object.cpp b/ets2panda/checker/ets/object.cpp
index 6bd7718a43e5df73b400ebfeb26c130a764dc256..3ac6f832f9c29d1fa4557f4d0351c969a3b22fce 100644
--- a/ets2panda/checker/ets/object.cpp
+++ b/ets2panda/checker/ets/object.cpp
@@ -1815,7 +1815,8 @@ ETSObjectType *ETSChecker::CheckThisOrSuperAccess(ir::Expression *node, ETSObjec
         return classType;
     }
 
-    if (classType->GetDeclNode()->IsClassDefinition() && classType->GetDeclNode()->AsClassDefinition()->IsGlobal()) {
+    if (classType == nullptr ||
+        (classType->GetDeclNode()->IsClassDefinition() && classType->GetDeclNode()->AsClassDefinition()->IsGlobal())) {
         LogError(diagnostic::CTOR_REF_INVALID_CTX_GLOBAL, {msg}, node->Start());
         return GlobalBuiltinErrorType();
     }
diff --git a/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/this_in_wrong_context.ets b/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/this_in_wrong_context.ets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1d9cb8eaf92d6d67cb3547ac8911f6a35e04c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ets2panda/test/ast/compiler/ets/this_in_wrong_context.ets
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export declare @interface ClassAuthor {
+    color: Color[] = [this.listener !== undefined]
+}
+
+/* @@? 1:3 Error TypeError: Cannot find type 'Color'. */
+/* @@? 17:5 Error TypeError: Invalid annotation field type. Only numeric, boolean, string, enum, or arrays of these types are permitted for annotation fields. */
+/* @@? 17:22 Error TypeError: Invalid value for annotation field, expected a constant literal. */
+/* @@? 17:23 Error TypeError: Cannot reference 'this' in this context. */
+/* @@? 17:28 Error TypeError: Property 'listener' does not exist on type 'Error' */