diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 918f639bf1..6caf490e38 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             var mapped = AutoMapperExtensions.MapWithUmbracoContext<IContent, ContentItemDisplay>(emptyContent, UmbracoContext);
             // translate the content type name if applicable
             mapped.ContentTypeName = Services.TextService.UmbracoDictionaryTranslate(mapped.ContentTypeName);
-            mapped.DocumentType.Name = Services.TextService.UmbracoDictionaryTranslate(mapped.DocumentType.Name);
+            // if your user type doesn't have access to the Settings section it would not get this property mapped
+            if(mapped.DocumentType != null)
+                mapped.DocumentType.Name = Services.TextService.UmbracoDictionaryTranslate(mapped.DocumentType.Name);
 
             //remove this tab if it exists: umbContainerView
             var containerTab = mapped.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Alias == Constants.Conventions.PropertyGroups.ListViewGroupName);