diff --git a/src/Modules.php b/src/Modules.php
index a572a20fb..8aa7111fa 100644
--- a/src/Modules.php
+++ b/src/Modules.php
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ class Modules
      */
     public static function filepath($element, $file)
     {
-        return self::get($element)->filepath($file);
+        $element = self::get($element);
+        return $element ? $element->filepath($file) : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugins.php b/src/Plugins.php
index 33d0e2e1e..b07ead5a5 100644
--- a/src/Plugins.php
+++ b/src/Plugins.php
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Plugins
      */
     public static function filepath($element, $file)
     {
-        return self::get($element)->filepath($file);
+        $element = self::get($element);
+        return $element ? $element->filepath($file) : null;
     }
 }