diff --git a/core/java/android/app/FragmentTransition.java b/core/java/android/app/FragmentTransition.java
index 6d57cd438a6f2..80a5aacbd9dd2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/FragmentTransition.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/FragmentTransition.java
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ class FragmentTransition {
     private static void configureTransitionsOptimized(FragmentManagerImpl fragmentManager,
             int containerId, FragmentContainerTransition fragments,
             View nonExistentView, ArrayMap<String, String> nameOverrides) {
-        ViewGroup sceneRoot = (ViewGroup) fragmentManager.mContainer.onFindViewById(containerId);
+        ViewGroup sceneRoot = null;
+        if (fragmentManager.mContainer.onHasView()) {
+            sceneRoot = (ViewGroup) fragmentManager.mContainer.onFindViewById(containerId);
+        }
         if (sceneRoot == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -257,7 +260,10 @@ class FragmentTransition {
     private static void configureTransitionsUnoptimized(FragmentManagerImpl fragmentManager,
             int containerId, FragmentContainerTransition fragments,
             View nonExistentView, ArrayMap<String, String> nameOverrides) {
-        ViewGroup sceneRoot = (ViewGroup) fragmentManager.mContainer.onFindViewById(containerId);
+        ViewGroup sceneRoot = null;
+        if (fragmentManager.mContainer.onHasView()) {
+            sceneRoot = (ViewGroup) fragmentManager.mContainer.onFindViewById(containerId);
+        }
         if (sceneRoot == null) {
             return;
         }