diff --git a/Classes/Backend/ItemsProcFuncs/CTypeList.php b/Classes/Backend/ItemsProcFuncs/CTypeList.php
index 014ee1a..08f7d60 100644
--- a/Classes/Backend/ItemsProcFuncs/CTypeList.php
+++ b/Classes/Backend/ItemsProcFuncs/CTypeList.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public function checkForAllowedCTypes(&$items, $pid, $pageColumn, $gridContainer
 		}
 		if (isset($backendLayout)) {
 			foreach ($items as $key => $item) {
-				if (!(GeneralUtility::inList($backendLayout['columns'][$column], $item[1]) || GeneralUtility::inList($backendLayout['columns'][$column], '*'))) {
+				if (!empty($backendLayout['columns'][$column]) && !(GeneralUtility::inList($backendLayout['columns'][$column], $item[1]) || GeneralUtility::inList($backendLayout['columns'][$column], '*'))) {
 					unset($items[$key]);
 				}
 			}