diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
index 65607038b2c..59ddaedc8cc 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ void Thing::setPositionZ( Real z )
 //=============================================================================
 void Thing::setPosition( const Coord3D *pos )
 {
+	// Validate position pointer to prevent null pointer dereference
+	if( pos == NULL )
+	{
+		DEBUG_CRASH(( "Thing::setPosition called with NULL position pointer" ));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	//USE_PERF_TIMER(ThingMatrixStuff)
 	if( !m_template->isKindOf( KINDOF_STICK_TO_TERRAIN_SLOPE) )
 	{
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
index 4d164ee5775..7556f59ac8f 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ void SpecialPowerModule::triggerSpecialPower( const Coord3D *location )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SpecialPowerModule::createViewObject( const Coord3D *location )
 {
+	// Validate location pointer to prevent null pointer dereference
+	if( location == NULL )
+		return;
+
 	const SpecialPowerModuleData *modData = getSpecialPowerModuleData();
 	const SpecialPowerTemplate *powerTemplate = modData->m_specialPowerTemplate;
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
index 1deba83a7bb..ff1060f2710 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Thing/Thing.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ void Thing::setPositionZ( Real z )
 //=============================================================================
 void Thing::setPosition( const Coord3D *pos )
 {
+	// Validate position pointer to prevent null pointer dereference
+	if( pos == NULL )
+	{
+		DEBUG_CRASH(( "Thing::setPosition called with NULL position pointer" ));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	//USE_PERF_TIMER(ThingMatrixStuff)
 	if( !m_template->isKindOf( KINDOF_STICK_TO_TERRAIN_SLOPE) )
 	{
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
index e5213921df3..27e39e56889 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/SpecialPower/SpecialPowerModule.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ void SpecialPowerModule::triggerSpecialPower( const Coord3D *location )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SpecialPowerModule::createViewObject( const Coord3D *location )
 {
+	// Validate location pointer to prevent null pointer dereference
+	if( location == NULL )
+		return;
+
 	const SpecialPowerModuleData *modData = getSpecialPowerModuleData();
 	const SpecialPowerTemplate *powerTemplate = modData->m_specialPowerTemplate;