diff --git a/client/android/div/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/core/util/text/DivTextRangesBackgroundHelper.kt b/client/android/div/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/core/util/text/DivTextRangesBackgroundHelper.kt
index 06fcf6f97..081ac76f2 100644
--- a/client/android/div/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/core/util/text/DivTextRangesBackgroundHelper.kt
+++ b/client/android/div/src/main/java/com/yandex/div/core/util/text/DivTextRangesBackgroundHelper.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ internal class DivTextRangesBackgroundHelper(
     private fun applySpan(span: DivBackgroundSpan, canvas: Canvas, text: Spanned, layout: Layout) {
         val spanStart = text.getSpanStart(span)
         val spanEnd = text.getSpanEnd(span)
+
+        if (spanStart < 0 || spanEnd < 0 || spanStart >= spanEnd) return
+
         val startLine = layout.getLineForOffset(spanStart)
         val endLine = layout.getLineForOffset(spanEnd)