diff -r 367c6ad5cf58 javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/behavior/TableViewBehavior.java
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/behavior/TableViewBehavior.java	Sat Aug 20 08:52:30 2011 +1000
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/behavior/TableViewBehavior.java	Mon Aug 22 11:03:33 2011 +1000
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@
         if (fm == null) return;
         
         TablePosition focusedCell = fm.getFocusedCell();
+        if (focusedCell == null || focusedCell.getTableColumn() == null) return;
         
         if (isShiftDown && anchor != null) {
             if (focusedCell.getColumn() > anchor.getColumn() &&
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@
         if (fm == null) return;
         
         TablePosition focusedCell = fm.getFocusedCell();
+        if (focusedCell == null || focusedCell.getTableColumn() == null) return;
         
         if (isShiftDown && anchor != null) {
             if (focusedCell.getColumn() < anchor.getColumn() &&