diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
index 4a6b0bf..52dc85c 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineParagraphsWidget.php
@@ -1236,7 +1236,17 @@ class InlineParagraphsWidget extends WidgetBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function massageFormValues(array $values, array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    $entity = $form_state->getFormObject()->getEntity();
+    $form_object = $form_state->getFormObject();
+    // establish whether we're in a normal EntityForm context or an inline QuickeditFieldForm context
+    // and retrieve the entity from the respectively appropriate place
+    if ($form_object instanceof EntityFormInterface) {
+      $entity = $form_object->getEntity();
+    } else if ($form_object instanceof QuickEditFieldForm) {
+      $entity = $form_state->getBuildInfo()['args'][0];
+    } else {
+      //TODO handle this case?
+    }
+
     $field_name = $this->fieldDefinition->getName();
     $widget_state = static::getWidgetState($form['#parents'], $field_name, $form_state);
     $element = NestedArray::getValue($form_state->getCompleteForm(), $widget_state['array_parents']);