diff --git a/src/fold.c b/src/fold.c
index 5c55b07..8a904f6 100644
--- a/src/fold.c
+++ b/src/fold.c
@@ -2422,8 +2422,8 @@
 							      && flp->lvl > 0)
     {
 	(void)foldFind(gap, startlnum - 1, &fp);
-	if (fp >= ((fold_T *)gap->ga_data) + gap->ga_len
-						   || fp->fd_top >= startlnum)
+	if (fp != NULL && (fp >= ((fold_T *)gap->ga_data) + gap->ga_len
+						   || fp->fd_top >= startlnum))
 	    fp = NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_fold.vim b/src/testdir/test_fold.vim
index 615fb44..6224464 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_fold.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_fold.vim
@@ -816,4 +816,23 @@
   close!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_undo_fold_deletion()
+  new
+  set fdm=marker
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      " {{{
+      " }}}1
+      " {{{
+  END
+  call setline(1, lines)
+  3d
+  g/"/d
+  undo
+  redo
+  eval getline(1, '$')->assert_equal([''])
+
+  set fdm&vim
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e06b566..9d87cdb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1702,
+/**/
     1701,
 /**/
     1700,