diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
index 5ec59abafe133..7b781cef67178 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
 import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardClockSwitch.LARGE;
 import static com.android.keyguard.KeyguardClockSwitch.SMALL;
 
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
         mView.setClock(clock, mStatusBarStateController.getState());
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     private ClockController getClock() {
         return mClockEventController.getClock();
     }
@@ -510,7 +512,9 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
     }
 
     /** Gets the animations for the current clock. */
+    @Nullable
     public ClockAnimations getClockAnimations() {
-        return getClock().getAnimations();
+        ClockController clock = getClock();
+        return clock == null ? null : clock.getAnimations();
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 435a5960bea76..3360511617bad 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.model.SysUiState;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationBarController;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationBarView;
 import com.android.systemui.navigationbar.NavigationModeController;
+import com.android.systemui.plugins.ClockAnimations;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.FalsingManager;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.FalsingManager.FalsingTapListener;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QS;
@@ -1592,10 +1593,9 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
                 transition.setInterpolator(Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN);
                 transition.setDuration(StackStateAnimator.ANIMATION_DURATION_STANDARD);
 
-                boolean customClockAnimation =
-                            mKeyguardStatusViewController.getClockAnimations() != null
-                            && mKeyguardStatusViewController.getClockAnimations()
-                                    .getHasCustomPositionUpdatedAnimation();
+                ClockAnimations clockAnims = mKeyguardStatusViewController.getClockAnimations();
+                boolean customClockAnimation = clockAnims != null
+                        && clockAnims.getHasCustomPositionUpdatedAnimation();
 
                 if (mFeatureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.STEP_CLOCK_ANIMATION) && customClockAnimation) {
                     // Find the clock, so we can exclude it from this transition.
@@ -5119,9 +5119,14 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
             Rect from = (Rect) startValues.values.get(PROP_BOUNDS);
             Rect to = (Rect) endValues.values.get(PROP_BOUNDS);
 
-            anim.addUpdateListener(
-                    animation -> mController.getClockAnimations().onPositionUpdated(
-                            from, to, animation.getAnimatedFraction()));
+            anim.addUpdateListener(animation -> {
+                ClockAnimations clockAnims = mController.getClockAnimations();
+                if (clockAnims == null) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                clockAnims.onPositionUpdated(from, to, animation.getAnimatedFraction());
+            });
 
             return anim;
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
index a5f90f8441b2f..b15ac39dc57dc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.keyguard;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
@@ -365,6 +366,12 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertEquals(View.VISIBLE, mFakeWeatherView.getVisibility());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetClockAnimations_nullClock_returnsNull() {
+        when(mClockEventController.getClock()).thenReturn(null);
+        assertNull(mController.getClockAnimations());
+    }
+
     private void verifyAttachment(VerificationMode times) {
         verify(mClockRegistry, times).registerClockChangeListener(
                 any(ClockRegistry.ClockChangeListener.class));