diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/SimpleMonthView.java b/core/java/android/widget/SimpleMonthView.java
index 855d1d288a653..9982732384dad 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/SimpleMonthView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/SimpleMonthView.java
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ class SimpleMonthView extends View {
     private int findClosestRow(@Nullable Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
         if (previouslyFocusedRect == null) {
             return 3;
+        } else if (mDayHeight == 0) {
+            return 0; // There hasn't been a layout, so just choose the first row
         } else {
             int centerY = previouslyFocusedRect.centerY();
 
@@ -545,6 +547,8 @@ class SimpleMonthView extends View {
     private int findClosestColumn(@Nullable Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
         if (previouslyFocusedRect == null) {
             return DAYS_IN_WEEK / 2;
+        } else if (mCellWidth == 0) {
+            return 0; // There hasn't been a layout, so we can just choose the first column
         } else {
             int centerX = previouslyFocusedRect.centerX() - mPaddingLeft;
             final int columnFromLeft =