diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
index 1ef66efc0..2b0fced5b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ public class InspectorFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
   }
 
   public SearchResultNode searchTree(String query, Object obj, boolean axEnabled) throws Exception {
+    if (obj == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
     final NodeDescriptor descriptor = descriptorForObject(obj);
     List<SearchResultNode> childTrees = null;
     boolean isMatch = descriptor.matches(query, obj);