diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
index 9a6ca8640a..b222d4bc7d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers
 
             if (folderID != UUID.Zero)
             {
-                contents = m_InventoryService.GetFolderContent(agentID, folderID);
+                InventoryCollection fetchedContents = m_InventoryService.GetFolderContent(agentID, folderID);
+
+                if (fetchedContents == null)
+                {
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[WEB FETCH INV DESC HANDLER]: Could not get contents of folder {0} for user {1}", folderID, agentID);
+                    return contents;
+                }
+
+                contents = fetchedContents;
                 InventoryFolderBase containingFolder = new InventoryFolderBase();
                 containingFolder.ID = folderID;
                 containingFolder.Owner = agentID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IInventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IInventoryService.cs
index a8bfe479a7..36634a379e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IInventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IInventoryService.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userId"></param>
         /// <param name="folderID"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <returns>Inventory content.  null if the request failed.</returns>
         InventoryCollection GetFolderContent(UUID userID, UUID folderID);
         
         /// <summary>