[323929] [api] Class clast exception in org.eclipse.wst.css.core.internal.document.CSSSelector.getParentElement(Element)
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.css.core/src/org/eclipse/wst/css/core/internal/document/CSSSelector.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.css.core/src/org/eclipse/wst/css/core/internal/document/CSSSelector.java
index be5d767..2ae7e8d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.css.core/src/org/eclipse/wst/css/core/internal/document/CSSSelector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.css.core/src/org/eclipse/wst/css/core/internal/document/CSSSelector.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	 */
 	private Element getParentElement(Element element) {
 		Node node = element.getParentNode();
-		if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+		if (node != null && node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
 			return (Element) node;
 		}
 		return null;