diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/canvas/components/CanvasTooltip.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/canvas/components/CanvasTooltip.tsx
index f2a5959edc6..6234a4a7693 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/canvas/components/CanvasTooltip.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/canvas/components/CanvasTooltip.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const CanvasTooltip = ({ scene }: Props) => {
   }
 
   // Retrieve timestamp of the last data point if available
-  const timeField = scene.data?.series[0].fields?.find((field) => field.type === FieldType.time);
+  const timeField = scene.data?.series[0]?.fields?.find((field) => field.type === FieldType.time);
   const lastTimeValue = timeField?.values[timeField.values.length - 1];
   const shouldDisplayTimeContentItem =
     timeField && lastTimeValue && element.data.field && getFieldDisplayName(timeField) !== element.data.field;