diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
@@ -1851,7 +1851,8 @@
 
       if (const VarDecl *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(D)) {
         // If this is a variable, use the type of the variable.
-        Records.push_back(VD->getType().getTypePtr()->getAsCXXRecordDecl());
+        if (const auto *RD = VD->getType().getTypePtr()->getAsCXXRecordDecl())
+          Records.push_back(RD);
         continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@
   }
 }
 
+TEST(FindRecordTypeAt, Nonexistent) {
+  Annotations Source(R"cpp(
+    int *wa^ldo;
+  )cpp");
+  TestTU TU = TestTU::withCode(Source.code());
+  auto AST = TU.build();
+
+  for (Position Pt : Source.points()) {
+    auto Records = findRecordTypeAt(AST, Pt);
+    ASSERT_THAT(Records, SizeIs(0));
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(FindRecordTypeAt, Method) {
   Annotations Source(R"cpp(
 struct Child2 {
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@
 
   for (Position Pt : Source.points()) {
     // A field does not unambiguously specify a record type
-    // (possible associated reocrd types could be the field's type,
+    // (possible associated record types could be the field's type,
     // or the type of the record that the field is a member of).
     EXPECT_THAT(findRecordTypeAt(AST, Pt), SizeIs(0));
   }