diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
index da25bd0938..ba8b51fa5b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IContent"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IContent> GetAncestors(IContent content)
         {
+            //null check otherwise we get exceptions
+            if (content.Path.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) return Enumerable.Empty<IContent>();
+
             var ids = content.Path.Split(',').Where(x => x != Constants.System.Root.ToInvariantString() && x != content.Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
             if (ids.Any() == false)
                 return new List<IContent>();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
index 2e524fc480..d733ccd946 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
@@ -116,8 +116,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
         {
             //map the IsChildOfListView (this is actually if it is a descendant of a list view!)
             //TODO: Fix this shorthand .Ancestors() lookup, at least have an overload to use the current
-            var ancesctorListView = content.Ancestors().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ContentType.IsContainer);
-            display.IsChildOfListView = ancesctorListView != null;
+            if (content.HasIdentity)
+            {
+                var ancesctorListView = content.Ancestors().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ContentType.IsContainer);
+                display.IsChildOfListView = ancesctorListView != null;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                //it's new so it doesn't have a path, so we need to look this up by it's parent + ancestors
+                var parent = content.Parent();
+                if (parent.ContentType.IsContainer)
+                {
+                    display.IsChildOfListView = true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var ancesctorListView = parent.Ancestors().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ContentType.IsContainer);
+                    display.IsChildOfListView = ancesctorListView != null;
+                }
+            }
+            
 
             //map the tree node url
             if (HttpContext.Current != null)