diff --git a/core/java/android/text/Layout.java b/core/java/android/text/Layout.java
index 2367d639f7641c42d7584330bde0460d9d765fff..c6c1e8ae9ac918ee33c63a4559539c60e74cac2a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/Layout.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/Layout.java
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ public abstract class Layout {
         }
 
         float get(final int offset) {
-            if (mHorizontals == null) {
+            if (mHorizontals == null || offset < 0 || offset >= mHorizontals.length) {
                 return getHorizontal(offset, mPrimary);
             } else {
                 return mHorizontals[offset - mLineStartOffset];