diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/layoutanimation/LayoutAnimationController.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/layoutanimation/LayoutAnimationController.java
index a63e42e29f8..046d757e2af 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/layoutanimation/LayoutAnimationController.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/layoutanimation/LayoutAnimationController.java
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ public class LayoutAnimationController {
     // resume when view is re-attached to parent, which is the standard android animation behavior.
     // If there's a layout handling animation going on, it should be animated nonetheless since the
     // ongoing animation needs to be updated.
+    if (viewToAnimate == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return (mShouldAnimateLayout && viewToAnimate.getParent() != null)
         || mLayoutHandlers.get(viewToAnimate.getId()) != null;
   }