diff --git a/source/import_x3d.py b/source/import_x3d.py
index a3e1202..2b18b77 100644
--- a/source/import_x3d.py
+++ b/source/import_x3d.py
@@ -1878,6 +1878,10 @@ def importMesh_IndexedFaceSet(geom, ancestry):
 
     ccw = geom.getFieldAsBool('ccw', True, ancestry)
     coord = geom.getChildBySpec('Coordinate')
+    
+    if coord is None:
+        return None
+    
     if coord.reference:
         points = coord.getRealNode().parsed
         # We need unflattened coord array here, while
@@ -3163,6 +3167,10 @@ def importShape(bpycollection, node, ancestry, global_matrix):
     if geom_fn is not None:
         bpydata = geom_fn(geom, ancestry)
 
+        if bpydata is None:
+            print('ImportX3D warning: empty shape, skipping node "%s"' % vrmlname)
+            return
+
         # There are no geometry importers that can legally return
         # no object.  It's either a bpy object, or an exception
         importShape_ProcessObject(