diff --git a/core/java/android/os/ShellCallback.java b/core/java/android/os/ShellCallback.java
index 632f6c8694ce9..be9fb89649d0b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/ShellCallback.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/ShellCallback.java
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ public class ShellCallback implements Parcelable {
         }
     }
 
+    public IBinder getShellCallbackBinder() {
+        return mShellCallback.asBinder();
+    }
+
     ShellCallback(Parcel in) {
         mLocal = false;
         mShellCallback = IShellCallback.Stub.asInterface(in.readStrongBinder());
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
index 149e3baa90e7a..af89907787734 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
@@ -1690,7 +1690,14 @@ final class ActivityManagerShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
 
         pw.println("Hanging the system...");
         pw.flush();
-        mInterface.hang(new Binder(), allowRestart);
+        try {
+            mInterface.hang(getShellCallback().getShellCallbackBinder(), allowRestart);
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            pw.println("Hanging failed, since caller " + Binder.getCallingPid() +
+                    " did not provide a ShellCallback!");
+            pw.flush();
+            return 1;
+        }
         return 0;
     }