diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
index 8e9a214906458..41130812d6581 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
@@ -1577,9 +1577,8 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
         applyKeyguardPolicy(win, imeTarget);
 
         // Check if the freeform window overlaps with the navigation bar area.
-        final boolean isOverlappingWithNavBar = isOverlappingWithNavBar(win);
-        if (isOverlappingWithNavBar && !mIsFreeformWindowOverlappingWithNavBar
-                && win.inFreeformWindowingMode()) {
+        if (!mIsFreeformWindowOverlappingWithNavBar && win.inFreeformWindowingMode()
+                && win.mActivityRecord != null && isOverlappingWithNavBar(win)) {
             mIsFreeformWindowOverlappingWithNavBar = true;
         }
 
@@ -1637,7 +1636,7 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
             // mode; if it's in gesture navigation mode, the navigation bar will be
             // NAV_BAR_FORCE_TRANSPARENT and its appearance won't be decided by overlapping
             // windows.
-            if (isOverlappingWithNavBar) {
+            if (isOverlappingWithNavBar(win)) {
                 if (mNavBarColorWindowCandidate == null) {
                     mNavBarColorWindowCandidate = win;
                     addSystemBarColorApp(win);
@@ -1665,7 +1664,7 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
                     addSystemBarColorApp(win);
                 }
             }
-            if (isOverlappingWithNavBar && mNavBarColorWindowCandidate == null) {
+            if (isOverlappingWithNavBar(win) && mNavBarColorWindowCandidate == null) {
                 mNavBarColorWindowCandidate = win;
             }
         }
@@ -2858,7 +2857,7 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     static boolean isOverlappingWithNavBar(@NonNull WindowState win) {
-        if (win.mActivityRecord == null || !win.isVisible()) {
+        if (!win.isVisible()) {
             return false;
         }