diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 8044b07a351b2..efe049ab2a7b1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
             }
             if (!childWasSwipedOut) {
                 Rect clipBounds = child.getClipBounds();
-                childWasSwipedOut = clipBounds.height() == 0;
+                childWasSwipedOut = clipBounds != null && clipBounds.height() == 0;
             }
             int animationType = childWasSwipedOut
                     ? AnimationEvent.ANIMATION_TYPE_REMOVE_SWIPED_OUT