diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DockedStackDividerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DockedStackDividerController.java
index 30ba28a219954..8174c139cf640 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DockedStackDividerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DockedStackDividerController.java
@@ -538,12 +538,15 @@ public class DockedStackDividerController implements DimLayerUser {
     }
 
     public boolean animate(long now) {
+        if (mWindow == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         if (mAnimatingForMinimizedDockedStack) {
             return animateForMinimizedDockedStack(now);
         } else if (mAnimatingForIme) {
             return animateForIme(now);
         } else {
-            if (mDimLayer != null) {
+            if (mDimLayer != null && mDimLayer.isDimming()) {
                 mDimLayer.setLayer(mService.mLayersController.getResizeDimLayer());
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowLayersController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowLayersController.java
index 55abf78b001db..072e10fee84d9 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowLayersController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowLayersController.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import static android.app.ActivityManager.StackId.PINNED_STACK_ID;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerDebugConfig.DEBUG_LAYERS;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerDebugConfig.TAG_WM;
+import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.LAYER_OFFSET_DIM;
 import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.WINDOW_LAYER_MULTIPLIER;
 
 /**
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ public class WindowLayersController {
      *         above all application surfaces.
      */
     int getResizeDimLayer() {
-        return mDockDivider.mLayer - 1;
+        return (mDockDivider != null) ? mDockDivider.mLayer - 1 : LAYER_OFFSET_DIM;
     }
 
     private void logDebugLayers(WindowList windows) {