diff --git a/libs/hwui/RecordingCanvas.cpp b/libs/hwui/RecordingCanvas.cpp
index ddf0528467e0b..b949411409fc1 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RecordingCanvas.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/RecordingCanvas.cpp
@@ -564,15 +564,17 @@ void RecordingCanvas::drawRenderNode(RenderNode* renderNode) {
             getRecordedClip(),
             renderNode);
     int opIndex = addOp(op);
-    int childIndex = mDisplayList->addChild(op);
+    if (CC_LIKELY(opIndex >= 0)) {
+        int childIndex = mDisplayList->addChild(op);
 
-    // update the chunk's child indices
-    DisplayList::Chunk& chunk = mDisplayList->chunks.back();
-    chunk.endChildIndex = childIndex + 1;
+        // update the chunk's child indices
+        DisplayList::Chunk& chunk = mDisplayList->chunks.back();
+        chunk.endChildIndex = childIndex + 1;
 
-    if (renderNode->stagingProperties().isProjectionReceiver()) {
-        // use staging property, since recording on UI thread
-        mDisplayList->projectionReceiveIndex = opIndex;
+        if (renderNode->stagingProperties().isProjectionReceiver()) {
+            // use staging property, since recording on UI thread
+            mDisplayList->projectionReceiveIndex = opIndex;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RecordingCanvasTests.cpp b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RecordingCanvasTests.cpp
index d35b1f94583d6..c3165bbe9c1f9 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RecordingCanvasTests.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RecordingCanvasTests.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,21 @@ TEST(RecordingCanvas, saveLayer_rotateClipped) {
     EXPECT_EQ(3, count);
 }
 
+TEST(RecordingCanvas, drawRenderNode_rejection) {
+    auto child = TestUtils::createNode(50, 50, 150, 150,
+            [](RenderProperties& props, RecordingCanvas& canvas) {
+        SkPaint paint;
+        paint.setColor(SK_ColorWHITE);
+        canvas.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100, paint);
+    });
+
+    auto dl = TestUtils::createDisplayList<RecordingCanvas>(200, 200, [&child](RecordingCanvas& canvas) {
+        canvas.clipRect(0, 0, 0, 0, SkRegion::kIntersect_Op); // empty clip, reject node
+        canvas.drawRenderNode(child.get()); // shouldn't crash when rejecting node...
+    });
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dl->isEmpty());
+}
+
 TEST(RecordingCanvas, drawRenderNode_projection) {
     sp<RenderNode> background = TestUtils::createNode(50, 50, 150, 150,
             [](RenderProperties& props, RecordingCanvas& canvas) {