diff --git a/lua/trouble/view.lua b/lua/trouble/view.lua
index b9662fbf..c0219b37 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/view.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/view.lua
@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ function View:_preview()
   if not item then
     return
   end
+  if item.bufnr == 0 then
+    return
+  end
+
   util.debug("preview")
 
   if item.is_file ~= true then