1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHostView.java b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHostView.java
index 8aa27853b462..dd147cc26e59 100644
--- a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHostView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHostView.java
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ public class AppWidgetHostView extends FrameLayout {
                 inflateAsync(rvToApply);
                 return;
             }
+            // Prepare a local reference to the remote Context so we're ready to
+            // inflate any requested LayoutParams.
+            mRemoteContext = getRemoteContext();
+
             int layoutId = rvToApply.getLayoutId();
             if (rvToApply.canRecycleView(mView)) {
                 try {
@@ -727,6 +731,9 @@ public class AppWidgetHostView extends FrameLayout {
         } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Package name " +  mInfo.providerInfo.packageName + " not found");
             return mContext;
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Error trying to create the remote context.", e);
+            return mContext;
         }
     }