diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index b85670c233d61..bccde8d2cf9fd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -4810,7 +4810,10 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             if (mFiltered && mPopup != null && mPopup.isShowing()) {
                 if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN
                         && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
-                    getKeyDispatcherState().startTracking(event, this);
+                    KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = getKeyDispatcherState();
+                    if (state != null) {
+                        state.startTracking(event, this);
+                    }
                     handled = true;
                 } else if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP
                         && event.isTracking() && !event.isCanceled()) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
index ee037cdc3ed83..4d8d21f4a3e02 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -607,10 +607,16 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
             // special case for the back key, we do not even try to send it
             // to the drop down list but instead, consume it immediately
             if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
-                getKeyDispatcherState().startTracking(event, this);
+                KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = getKeyDispatcherState();
+                if (state != null) {
+                    state.startTracking(event, this);
+                }
                 return true;
             } else if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
-                getKeyDispatcherState().handleUpEvent(event);
+                KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = getKeyDispatcherState();
+                if (state != null) {
+                    state.handleUpEvent(event);
+                }
                 if (event.isTracking() && !event.isCanceled()) {
                     dismissDropDown();
                     return true;
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java b/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
index 3bba816b8bff7..444a163d385db 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
@@ -915,10 +915,16 @@ public class ListPopupWindow {
             // to the drop down list but instead, consume it immediately
             final View anchorView = mDropDownAnchorView;
             if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
-                anchorView.getKeyDispatcherState().startTracking(event, this);
+                KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = anchorView.getKeyDispatcherState();
+                if (state != null) {
+                    state.startTracking(event, this);
+                }
                 return true;
             } else if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
-                anchorView.getKeyDispatcherState().handleUpEvent(event);
+                KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = anchorView.getKeyDispatcherState();
+                if (state != null) {
+                    state.handleUpEvent(event);
+                }
                 if (event.isTracking() && !event.isCanceled()) {
                     dismiss();
                     return true;
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/PopupWindow.java b/core/java/android/widget/PopupWindow.java
index 5a5b6f49f5321..79d6a81d24616 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/PopupWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/PopupWindow.java
@@ -1468,12 +1468,17 @@ public class PopupWindow {
             if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
                 if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN
                         && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
-                    getKeyDispatcherState().startTracking(event, this);
-                    return true;
-                } else if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP
-                        && getKeyDispatcherState().isTracking(event) && !event.isCanceled()) {
-                    dismiss();
+                    KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = getKeyDispatcherState();
+                    if (state != null) {
+                        state.startTracking(event, this);
+                    }
                     return true;
+                } else if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+                    KeyEvent.DispatcherState state = getKeyDispatcherState();
+                    if (state != null && state.isTracking(event) && !event.isCanceled()) {
+                        dismiss();
+                        return true;
+                    }
                 }
                 return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
             } else {