diff --git a/Orange/widgets/visualize/owmosaic.py b/Orange/widgets/visualize/owmosaic.py
index 2f1b652c72e..633074a10ad 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/visualize/owmosaic.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/visualize/owmosaic.py
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ def set_data(self, data):
         self.closeContext()
         self.data = data
         self.init_combos(self.data)
-        if self.data is None or not len(self.data):
+        if self.data is None or not len(self.data) or not  \
+                any(attr.is_discrete or attr.is_continuous for attr in chain(data.domain, data.domain.metas)):
             self.discrete_data = None
         elif any(attr.is_continuous for attr in data.domain):
             self.discrete_data = Discretize(
diff --git a/Orange/widgets/visualize/tests/test_owmosaic.py b/Orange/widgets/visualize/tests/test_owmosaic.py
index d1e87b6af5a..4234d5da301 100644
--- a/Orange/widgets/visualize/tests/test_owmosaic.py
+++ b/Orange/widgets/visualize/tests/test_owmosaic.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ def test_no_data(self):
         """Check that the widget doesn't crash on empty data"""
         self.send_signal("Data", self.data[:0])
 
+    def test_empty_column(self):
+        """Check that the widget doesn't crash if the columns are empty"""
+        self.send_signal("Data", self.data[:,:0])
+
     def _select_data(self):
         self.widget.select_area(1, QMouseEvent(
             QEvent.MouseButtonPress, QPoint(), Qt.LeftButton,