diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/ConversationLayout.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/ConversationLayout.java
index 4cf0ba19a887d..635adcad0e7bf 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/ConversationLayout.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/ConversationLayout.java
@@ -927,7 +927,8 @@ public class ConversationLayout extends FrameLayout
                 message = messages.get(i - histSize);
             }
             boolean isNewGroup = currentGroup == null;
-            Person sender = message.getMessage().getSenderPerson();
+            Person sender =
+                    message.getMessage() == null ? null : message.getMessage().getSenderPerson();
             CharSequence key = getKey(sender);
             isNewGroup |= !TextUtils.equals(key, currentSenderKey);
             if (isNewGroup) {
@@ -1190,7 +1191,8 @@ public class ConversationLayout extends FrameLayout
             return null;
         }
         final MessagingMessage messagingMessage = mMessages.get(mMessages.size() - 1);
-        final CharSequence text = messagingMessage.getMessage().getText();
+        final CharSequence text = messagingMessage.getMessage() == null ? null
+                : messagingMessage.getMessage().getText();
         if (text == null && messagingMessage instanceof MessagingImageMessage) {
             final String unformatted =
                     getResources().getString(R.string.conversation_single_line_image_placeholder);
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingGroup.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingGroup.java
index 146cb3fadaacc..30e4099f9a6fd 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingGroup.java
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ public class MessagingGroup extends LinearLayout implements MessagingLinearLayou
             int color = mSendingSpinnerContainer.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE
                     ? mSendingTextColor : mTextColor;
             for (MessagingMessage message : mMessages) {
-                message.setColor(message.getMessage().isRemoteInputHistory() ? color : mTextColor);
+                final boolean isRemoteInputHistory =
+                        message.getMessage() != null && message.getMessage().isRemoteInputHistory();
+                message.setColor(isRemoteInputHistory ? color : mTextColor);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingLayout.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingLayout.java
index 67b671e014130..9d142f689b98a 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingLayout.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/MessagingLayout.java
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ public class MessagingLayout extends FrameLayout
                 message = messages.get(i - histSize);
             }
             boolean isNewGroup = currentGroup == null;
-            Person sender = message.getMessage().getSenderPerson();
+            Person sender =
+                    message.getMessage() == null ? null : message.getMessage().getSenderPerson();
             CharSequence key = sender == null ? null
                     : sender.getKey() == null ? sender.getName() : sender.getKey();
             isNewGroup |= !TextUtils.equals(key, currentSenderKey);