diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 2eece18709af3..dc0d69e51bafa 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -2778,9 +2778,14 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
                 + String.valueOf(CameraIntents.getOverrideCameraPackage(mContext)));
     }
 
-    public static void dumpBarTransitions(PrintWriter pw, String var, BarTransitions transitions) {
+    public static void dumpBarTransitions(
+            PrintWriter pw, String var, @Nullable BarTransitions transitions) {
         pw.print("  "); pw.print(var); pw.print(".BarTransitions.mMode=");
-        pw.println(BarTransitions.modeToString(transitions.getMode()));
+        if (transitions != null) {
+            pw.println(BarTransitions.modeToString(transitions.getMode()));
+        } else {
+            pw.println("Unknown");
+        }
     }
 
     public void createAndAddWindows(@Nullable RegisterStatusBarResult result) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarTest.java
index deff2043f6dc6..6d904244bfb63 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarTest.java
@@ -776,6 +776,12 @@ public class StatusBarTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mStatusBar.dump(null, new PrintWriter(new ByteArrayOutputStream()), null);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDumpBarTransitions_DoesNotCrash() {
+        StatusBar.dumpBarTransitions(
+                new PrintWriter(new ByteArrayOutputStream()), "var", /* transitions= */ null);
+    }
+
     @Test
     @RunWithLooper(setAsMainLooper = true)
     public void testUpdateKeyguardState_DoesNotCrash() {