diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedInfoFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedInfoFragment.java
index 3b843e150..79637d79a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedInfoFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedInfoFragment.java
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ public class FeedInfoFragment extends Fragment {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        if (feed == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(getContext(), R.string.please_wait_for_data, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+        }
         boolean handled = false;
         try {
             handled = FeedMenuHandler.onOptionsItemClicked(getContext(), item, feed);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedItemlistFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedItemlistFragment.java
index f03aef207..33343948f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedItemlistFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FeedItemlistFragment.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import android.widget.Toast;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView;
 import androidx.core.view.MenuItemCompat;
@@ -235,6 +236,10 @@ public class FeedItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
         if (!super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {
+            if (feed == null) {
+                Toast.makeText(getContext(), R.string.please_wait_for_data, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                return true;
+            }
             try {
                 if (!FeedMenuHandler.onOptionsItemClicked(getActivity(), item, feed)) {
                     switch (item.getItemId()) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2e1c5c717..ce6a0e41d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     <string name="filtered_label">Filtered</string>
     <string name="refresh_failed_msg">{fa-exclamation-circle} Last Refresh failed</string>
     <string name="open_podcast">Open Podcast</string>
+    <string name="please_wait_for_data">Please wait until the data is loaded</string>
 
     <!-- actions on feeditems -->
     <string name="download_label">Download</string>