diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index a48bdde2e9c..44e756d4f4c 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ var BrowserApp = {
     if (aOnlyInputElements)
       return null;
 
-    if  (focused instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement || focused.isContentEditable) {
+    if (focused && (focused instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement || focused.isContentEditable)) {
 
       if (focused instanceof HTMLBodyElement) {
         // we are putting focus into a contentEditable frame. scroll the frame into