--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/SnackbarHelper.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/SnackbarHelper.java
@@ -127,14 +127,17 @@ public class SnackbarHelper {
     }
 
     /**
      * Find the best parent view to hold the Snackbar's view. The Snackbar implementation of the support
      * library will use this view to walk up the view tree to find an actual suitable parent (if needed).
      */
     private static View findBestParentView(Activity activity) {
         if (activity instanceof GeckoApp) {
-            return activity.findViewById(R.id.root_layout);
+            final View view = activity.findViewById(R.id.root_layout);
+            if (view != null) {
+                return view;
+            }
         }
 
         return activity.findViewById(android.R.id.content);
     }
 }