diff --git a/kronolith/docs/CHANGES b/kronolith/docs/CHANGES
index d78d7888f35..9073dd78044 100644
--- a/kronolith/docs/CHANGES
+++ b/kronolith/docs/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 v4.2.15-git
 -----------
 
+[jan] Handle gracefully if the base event of an imported recurrence exception
+      is no longer recurring (Bug #14249).
 
 
 -------
diff --git a/kronolith/lib/Event.php b/kronolith/lib/Event.php
index a460fbf8829..911bd93c6d4 100644
--- a/kronolith/lib/Event.php
+++ b/kronolith/lib/Event.php
@@ -1444,10 +1444,14 @@ protected function _handlevEventRecurrence($vEvent)
             $this->uid = null;
             try {
                 $originalEvent = $this->getDriver()->getByUID($this->baseid);
-                $originalEvent->recurrence->addException($originaldt->format('Y'),
-                    $originaldt->format('m'),
-                    $originaldt->format('d'));
-                $originalEvent->save();
+                if ($originalEvent->recurrence) {
+                    $originalEvent->recurrence->addException(
+                        $originaldt->format('Y'),
+                        $originaldt->format('m'),
+                        $originaldt->format('d')
+                    );
+                    $originalEvent->save();
+                }
             } catch (Horde_Exception_NotFound $e) {
                 throw new Kronolith_Exception(_("Unable to locate original event series."));
             }
diff --git a/kronolith/package.xml b/kronolith/package.xml
index 5216aa0942f..1f1c4e1cc32 100644
--- a/kronolith/package.xml
+++ b/kronolith/package.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  </stability>
  <license uri="http://www.horde.org/licenses/gpl">GPL-2.0</license>
  <notes>
-* 
+* [jan] Handle gracefully if the base event of an imported recurrence exception is no longer recurring (Bug #14249).
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@
    <date>2016-02-10</date>
    <license uri="http://www.horde.org/licenses/gpl">GPL-2.0</license>
    <notes>
-* 
+* [jan] Handle gracefully if the base event of an imported recurrence exception is no longer recurring (Bug #14249).
    </notes>
   </release>
  </changelog>