diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Project/Extensions/SnaplinePlacementBehavior.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Project/Extensions/SnaplinePlacementBehavior.cs
index 67868fbfb7..8242243e39 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Project/Extensions/SnaplinePlacementBehavior.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Project/Extensions/SnaplinePlacementBehavior.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Designer.Extensions
 			if (Snap(horizontalInput, horizontalMap, Accuracy, out drawLines, out delta)) {
 				
 				if (operation.Type == PlacementType.Resize) {
-					if (info.ResizeThumbAlignment.Vertical == VerticalAlignment.Top) {
+					if (info.ResizeThumbAlignment != null && info.ResizeThumbAlignment.Value.Vertical == VerticalAlignment.Top) {
 						bounds.Y += delta;
 						bounds.Height = Math.Max(0, bounds.Height - delta);
 					} else {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Designer.Extensions
 			if (Snap(verticalInput, verticalMap, Accuracy, out drawLines, out delta)) {
 				
 				if (operation.Type == PlacementType.Resize) {
-					if (info.ResizeThumbAlignment.Horizontal == HorizontalAlignment.Left) {
+					if (info.ResizeThumbAlignment != null && info.ResizeThumbAlignment.Value.Horizontal == HorizontalAlignment.Left) {
 						bounds.X += delta;
 						bounds.Width = Math.Max(0, bounds.Width - delta);
 					} else {
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign/Project/PlacementInformation.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign/Project/PlacementInformation.cs
index fa880e42ed..34832763b3 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign/Project/PlacementInformation.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign/Project/PlacementInformation.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets/sets the alignment of the resize thumb used to start the operation.
 		/// </summary>
-		public PlacementAlignment ResizeThumbAlignment { get; set; }
+		public PlacementAlignment? ResizeThumbAlignment { get; set; }
 		
 		/// <inheritdoc/>
 		public override string ToString()