diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/user_email.rb b/app/jobs/regular/user_email.rb
index 43ca70d6d46..f12165e2c94 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/user_email.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/user_email.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ module Jobs
       if user.suspended?
         if !type.in?(%w[user_private_message account_suspended])
           return skip_message(SkippedEmailLog.reason_types[:user_email_user_suspended_not_pm])
-        elsif post.topic.group_pm?
+        elsif post&.topic&.group_pm?
           return skip_message(SkippedEmailLog.reason_types[:user_email_user_suspended])
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/user_email_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/user_email_spec.rb
index 4d45bed6f85..749b9ad2601 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/user_email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/user_email_spec.rb
@@ -930,5 +930,24 @@ RSpec.describe Jobs::UserEmail do
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context "without post" do
+      context "when user is suspended" do
+        subject(:send_email) do
+          described_class.new.execute(
+            type: :account_suspended,
+            user_id: suspended.id,
+            user_history_id: user_history.id,
+          )
+        end
+
+        let(:user_history) { Fabricate(:user_history, action: UserHistory.actions[:suspend_user]) }
+
+        it "does send an email" do
+          send_email
+          expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.first.to).to contain_exactly(suspended.email)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end