diff --git a/css/impress-demo.css b/css/impress-demo.css
index e478573..b92c76c 100644
--- a/css/impress-demo.css
+++ b/css/impress-demo.css
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
 /*
     There is one funny thing I just realized.
 
diff --git a/examples/2D-navigation/css/presentation.css b/examples/2D-navigation/css/presentation.css
index 8a03a7e..036addc 100644
--- a/examples/2D-navigation/css/presentation.css
+++ b/examples/2D-navigation/css/presentation.css
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
diff --git a/examples/3D-rotations/css/3D-rotations.css b/examples/3D-rotations/css/3D-rotations.css
index c8fadb8..9c12fd2 100644
--- a/examples/3D-rotations/css/3D-rotations.css
+++ b/examples/3D-rotations/css/3D-rotations.css
@@ -277,3 +277,4 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
diff --git a/examples/classic-slides/css/classic-slides.css b/examples/classic-slides/css/classic-slides.css
index b491cf0..cbd821c 100644
--- a/examples/classic-slides/css/classic-slides.css
+++ b/examples/classic-slides/css/classic-slides.css
@@ -462,3 +462,4 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
diff --git a/examples/cube/css/cube.css b/examples/cube/css/cube.css
index 931113e..4ea33c9 100644
--- a/examples/cube/css/cube.css
+++ b/examples/cube/css/cube.css
@@ -254,3 +254,4 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
diff --git a/examples/markdown/css/markdown-slides.css b/examples/markdown/css/markdown-slides.css
index ed1e23a..db79088 100644
--- a/examples/markdown/css/markdown-slides.css
+++ b/examples/markdown/css/markdown-slides.css
@@ -231,3 +231,4 @@ body.impress-mouse-timeout {
 .impress-enabled                          { pointer-events: none }
 .impress-enabled #impress                 { pointer-events: auto }
 .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+.impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
diff --git a/js/impress.js b/js/impress.js
index 338b2f7..1ea0aa7 100644
--- a/js/impress.js
+++ b/js/impress.js
@@ -2309,15 +2309,16 @@
                     // ... so I add a button to klick.
                     // workaround on firefox
                     var message = document.createElement( 'div' );
-                    message.id = 'consoleWindowError';
+                    message.id = 'impress-console-button';
                     message.style.position = 'fixed';
                     message.style.left = 0;
                     message.style.top = 0;
                     message.style.right = 0;
                     message.style.bottom = 0;
                     message.style.backgroundColor = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)';
-                    var onClickStr = 'var x = document.getElementById(\'consoleWindowError\');' +
-                                     'x.parentNode.removeChild(x);impressConsole().open();';
+                    var onClickStr = 'var x = document.getElementById(\'impress-console-button\');' +
+                                     'x.parentNode.removeChild(x);var root = document.getElementById(\'' + rootId + '\');' +
+                                     'impress(\'' + rootId + '\').lib.util.triggerEvent(root, \'impress:console:open\', {})';
                     message.innerHTML = '<button style="margin: 25vh 25vw;width:50vw;height:50vh;" ' +
                                                  'onclick="' + onClickStr + '">' +
                                         lang.clickToOpen +
@@ -2496,7 +2497,7 @@
 
         // New API for impress.js plugins is based on using events
         root.addEventListener( 'impress:console:open', function() {
-            window.open();
+            open();
         } );
 
         /**
@@ -2518,9 +2519,10 @@
     };
 
     // This initializes impressConsole automatically when initializing impress itself
-    document.addEventListener( 'impress:init', function(event) {
-        // impressConsole wants the id string, not the DOM element directly
-        impressConsole(event.target.id)._init();
+    document.addEventListener( 'impress:init', function( event ) {
+
+        // Note: impressConsole wants the id string, not the DOM element directly
+        impressConsole( event.target.id )._init();
 
         // Add 'P' to the help popup
         triggerEvent( document, 'impress:help:add',
@@ -2959,6 +2961,16 @@
             // Event delegation with "bubbling"
             // check if event target (or any of its parents is a link)
             var target = event.target;
+            try {
+                // For example, when clicking on the button to launch speaker console, the button
+                // is immediately deleted from the DOM. In this case target is a DOM element when
+                // we get it, but turns out to be null if you try to actually do anything with it.
+                foo = target.id;
+            }
+            catch(err) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             while ( ( target.tagName !== "A" ) &&
                     ( target !== document.documentElement ) ) {
                 target = target.parentNode;
@@ -2982,6 +2994,12 @@
         // Delegated handler for clicking on step elements
         gc.addEventListener( document, "click", function( event ) {
             var target = event.target;
+            try {
+                foo = target.id;
+            }
+            catch(err) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             // Find closest step element that is not active
             while ( !( target.classList.contains( "step" ) &&
diff --git a/src/plugins/README.md b/src/plugins/README.md
index cdb65db..2b9fd56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/README.md
+++ b/src/plugins/README.md
@@ -115,8 +115,12 @@ plugins that you may want to use or adapt.
     .impress-enabled div#impress-toolbar.impress-toolbar-hide {
         display: none;
     }
-    /* If you disable pointer-events (like in the impress.js official demo), you need to re-enable them for the toolbar. */
+
+    /* If you disable pointer-events (like in the impress.js official demo), you need to re-enable them for the toolbar.
+       And the speaker console while at it.*/
     .impress-enabled #impress-toolbar         { pointer-events: auto }
+    .impress-enabled #impress-console-button  { pointer-events: auto }
+
     /* Progress bar */
     .impress-enabled .impress-progressbar {
       position: absolute;
diff --git a/src/plugins/impressConsole/impressConsole.js b/src/plugins/impressConsole/impressConsole.js
index 104dbb6..6dc37e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/impressConsole/impressConsole.js
+++ b/src/plugins/impressConsole/impressConsole.js
@@ -380,15 +380,16 @@
                     // ... so I add a button to klick.
                     // workaround on firefox
                     var message = document.createElement( 'div' );
-                    message.id = 'consoleWindowError';
+                    message.id = 'impress-console-button';
                     message.style.position = 'fixed';
                     message.style.left = 0;
                     message.style.top = 0;
                     message.style.right = 0;
                     message.style.bottom = 0;
                     message.style.backgroundColor = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)';
-                    var onClickStr = 'var x = document.getElementById(\'consoleWindowError\');' +
-                                     'x.parentNode.removeChild(x);impressConsole().open();';
+                    var onClickStr = 'var x = document.getElementById(\'impress-console-button\');' +
+                                     'x.parentNode.removeChild(x);var root = document.getElementById(\'' + rootId + '\');' +
+                                     'impress(\'' + rootId + '\').lib.util.triggerEvent(root, \'impress:console:open\', {})';
                     message.innerHTML = '<button style="margin: 25vh 25vw;width:50vw;height:50vh;" ' +
                                                  'onclick="' + onClickStr + '">' +
                                         lang.clickToOpen +
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@
 
         // New API for impress.js plugins is based on using events
         root.addEventListener( 'impress:console:open', function() {
-            window.open();
+            open();
         } );
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/navigation/navigation.js b/src/plugins/navigation/navigation.js
index 60f75ad..818108d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/navigation/navigation.js
+++ b/src/plugins/navigation/navigation.js
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@
             // Event delegation with "bubbling"
             // check if event target (or any of its parents is a link)
             var target = event.target;
+            try {
+                // For example, when clicking on the button to launch speaker console, the button
+                // is immediately deleted from the DOM. In this case target is a DOM element when
+                // we get it, but turns out to be null if you try to actually do anything with it.
+                foo = target.id;
+            }
+            catch(err) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             while ( ( target.tagName !== "A" ) &&
                     ( target !== document.documentElement ) ) {
                 target = target.parentNode;
@@ -147,6 +157,12 @@
         // Delegated handler for clicking on step elements
         gc.addEventListener( document, "click", function( event ) {
             var target = event.target;
+            try {
+                foo = target.id;
+            }
+            catch(err) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             // Find closest step element that is not active
             while ( !( target.classList.contains( "step" ) &&