diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/HorizontalScrollView.java b/core/java/android/widget/HorizontalScrollView.java
index da00d9c970b10..0bf246042e006 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/HorizontalScrollView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/HorizontalScrollView.java
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ public class HorizontalScrollView extends FrameLayout {
 
     @Override
     public void requestChildFocus(View child, View focused) {
-        if (focused.getRevealOnFocusHint()) {
+        if (focused != null && focused.getRevealOnFocusHint()) {
             if (!mIsLayoutDirty) {
                 scrollToChild(focused);
             } else {
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ScrollView.java b/core/java/android/widget/ScrollView.java
index 0a9e361a20c47..8fc4f5044261f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ScrollView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ScrollView.java
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ public class ScrollView extends FrameLayout {
 
     @Override
     public void requestChildFocus(View child, View focused) {
-        if (focused.getRevealOnFocusHint()) {
+        if (focused != null && focused.getRevealOnFocusHint()) {
             if (!mIsLayoutDirty) {
                 scrollToChild(focused);
             } else {