diff --git a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/client-event-subscribers.ts b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/client-event-subscribers.ts
index 9b8bb727fdf..cc219e8d4e7 100644
--- a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/client-event-subscribers.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/client-event-subscribers.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const stopProfilingCallback = (messageBus: MessageBus<Events>) => () => {
 };
 
 const selectedComponentCallback = (position: ElementPosition) => {
+  // TODO: figure out proper typing of the node variable.
   const node = queryDirectiveForest(position, getDirectiveForest());
   setConsoleReference(node);
 };
diff --git a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/component-tree.ts b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/component-tree.ts
index f49e69b4b00..d31faf2ae5d 100644
--- a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/component-tree.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/component-tree.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface ComponentInstanceType {
 
 export interface ComponentTreeNode extends DevToolsNode<DirectiveInstanceType, ComponentInstanceType> {
   children: ComponentTreeNode[];
-  position: ElementPosition;
+  position?: ElementPosition;
 }
 
 export const getLatestComponentState = (query: ComponentExplorerViewQuery): DirectivesProperties | undefined => {
diff --git a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/selected-component.ts b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/selected-component.ts
index 06c019950bd..6653e6f80cd 100644
--- a/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/selected-component.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/selected-component.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ const _setConsoleReference = (node: ComponentTreeNode) => {
 };
 
 const prepareCurrentReferencesForInsertion = (node: ComponentTreeNode) => {
-  const foundIndex = nodesForConsoleReference.findIndex(nodeToLookFor =>
-    arrayEquals(nodeToLookFor.position, node.position)
+  const foundIndex = nodesForConsoleReference.findIndex(
+    nodeToLookFor => nodeToLookFor.position && node.position && arrayEquals(nodeToLookFor.position, node.position)
   );
   if (foundIndex !== -1) {
     nodesForConsoleReference.splice(foundIndex, 1);