3 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sd/source/filter/eppt/eppt.cxx b/sd/source/filter/eppt/eppt.cxx
index 26f0dae9f234..5c1f9da7d7af 100644
--- a/sd/source/filter/eppt/eppt.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/filter/eppt/eppt.cxx
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ void PPTWriter::ImplWriteSlide( sal_uInt32 nPageNum, sal_uInt32 nMasterNum, sal_
 
 void PPTWriter::ImplWriteSlideMaster( sal_uInt32 nPageNum, Reference< XPropertySet > const & aXBackgroundPropSet )
 {
+    if (!aXBackgroundPropSet)
+        return;
     mpPptEscherEx->PtReplaceOrInsert( EPP_Persist_MainMaster | nPageNum, mpStrm->Tell() );
     mpPptEscherEx->OpenContainer( EPP_MainMaster );
     mpPptEscherEx->AddAtom( 24, EPP_SlideAtom, 2 );
diff --git a/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptbase.cxx b/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptbase.cxx
index 552816e83a14..b5ce6b24958d 100644
--- a/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptbase.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptbase.cxx
@@ -387,11 +387,9 @@ bool PPTWriterBase::CreateSlideMaster( sal_uInt32 nPageNum )
         return false;
     SetCurrentStyleSheet( nPageNum );
 
-    if ( !ImplGetPropertyValue( mXPagePropSet, "Background" ) )                // load background shape
-        return false;
     css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > aXBackgroundPropSet;
-    if ( !( mAny >>= aXBackgroundPropSet ) )
-        return false;
+    if (ImplGetPropertyValue(mXPagePropSet, "Background"))                // load background shape
+        mAny >>= aXBackgroundPropSet;
 
     ImplWriteSlideMaster( nPageNum, aXBackgroundPropSet );
 
diff --git a/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptooxml.cxx b/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptooxml.cxx
index d2fca1e919c7..a8af03e34ecb 100644
--- a/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptooxml.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/filter/eppt/pptx-epptooxml.cxx
@@ -1272,7 +1272,8 @@ void PowerPointExport::ImplWriteSlideMaster(sal_uInt32 nPageNum, Reference< XPro
 
     pFS->startElementNS(XML_p, XML_cSld);
 
-    ImplWriteBackground(pFS, aXBackgroundPropSet);
+    if (aXBackgroundPropSet)
+        ImplWriteBackground(pFS, aXBackgroundPropSet);
     WriteShapeTree(pFS, MASTER, true);
 
     pFS->endElementNS(XML_p, XML_cSld);