diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 7b21be5e773e0..64c9c9964d167 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -6989,6 +6989,10 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
 
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
+        if (!isShown()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         final boolean isPassword = isPasswordInputType(mInputType);
 
         if (!isPassword) {