diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
index cdce188f54..536013ed4a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ function removeCssClass(rootView: View, cssClass: string) {
 }
 
 export function orientationChanged(rootView: View, newOrientation: "portrait" | "landscape" | "unknown"): void {
+    if (!rootView) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const newOrientationCssClass = `${CLASS_PREFIX}${newOrientation}`;
     if (!rootView.cssClasses.has(newOrientationCssClass)) {
         ORIENTATION_CSS_CLASSES.forEach(cssClass => removeCssClass(rootView, cssClass));
@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ export function orientationChanged(rootView: View, newOrientation: "portrait" |
 }
 
 export function systemAppearanceChanged(rootView: View, newSystemAppearance: "dark" | "light"): void {
+    if (!rootView) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const newSystemAppearanceCssClass = `${CLASS_PREFIX}${newSystemAppearance}`;
     if (!rootView.cssClasses.has(newSystemAppearanceCssClass)) {
         SYSTEM_APPEARANCE_CSS_CLASSES.forEach(cssClass => removeCssClass(rootView, cssClass));
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
index e7c1592837..b14ac16325 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
@@ -413,11 +413,12 @@ function initComponentCallbacks() {
         }),
 
         onConfigurationChanged: profile("onConfigurationChanged", function (newConfiguration: android.content.res.Configuration) {
+            const rootView = getRootView();
             const newOrientation = getOrientationValue(newConfiguration);
 
             if (androidApp.orientation !== newOrientation) {
                 androidApp.orientation = newOrientation;
-                orientationChanged(getRootView(), newOrientation);
+                orientationChanged(rootView, newOrientation);
 
                 notify(<OrientationChangedEventData>{
                     eventName: orientationChangedEvent,
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ function initComponentCallbacks() {
 
             if (androidApp.systemAppearance !== newSystemAppearance) {
                 androidApp.systemAppearance = newSystemAppearance;
-                systemAppearanceChanged(getRootView(), newSystemAppearance);
+                systemAppearanceChanged(rootView, newSystemAppearance);
 
                 notify(<SystemAppearanceChangedEventData>{
                     eventName: systemAppearanceChangedEvent,