diff --git a/lib/src/github/ankushsachdeva/emojicon/EmojiconTextView.java b/lib/src/github/ankushsachdeva/emojicon/EmojiconTextView.java
index 5822e47..f7cb2eb 100644
--- a/lib/src/github/ankushsachdeva/emojicon/EmojiconTextView.java
+++ b/lib/src/github/ankushsachdeva/emojicon/EmojiconTextView.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ private void init(AttributeSet attrs) {
 
     @Override
     public void setText(CharSequence text, BufferType type) {
+        if (text == null) {
+            text = "";
+        }
         SpannableStringBuilder builder = new SpannableStringBuilder(text);
         EmojiconHandler.addEmojis(getContext(), builder, mEmojiconSize, mTextStart, mTextLength);
         super.setText(builder, type);