diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
index e6ef83137fb..fffdf27704b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ public class ReactScrollView extends ScrollView implements ReactClippingViewGrou
 
   @Override
   protected void onOverScrolled(int scrollX, int scrollY, boolean clampedX, boolean clampedY) {
-    if (mScroller != null) {
+    if (mScroller != null && mContentView != null) {
       // FB SCROLLVIEW CHANGE
 
       // This is part two of the reimplementation of fling to fix the bounce-back bug. See #fling() for