diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Cells/Cell.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Cells/Cell.cs
index 2da47d8120ec..c82f661fe2b6 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Cells/Cell.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Cells/Cell.cs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ async void OnForceUpdateSizeRequested()
 			// don't run more than once per 16 milliseconds
 			await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(16));
 			ForceUpdateSizeRequested?.Invoke(this, null);
-			Handler.Invoke("ForceUpdateSizeRequested", null);
+			Handler?.Invoke("ForceUpdateSizeRequested", null);
 
 			_nextCallToForceUpdateSizeQueued = false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/ListViewTests.cs b/src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/ListViewTests.cs
index e1bd22ce486f..78fe5abcbb10 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/ListViewTests.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/ListViewTests.cs
@@ -1649,5 +1649,25 @@ public void DoesNotRetainInRecycleMode()
 
 			Assert.False(ReferenceEquals(item1, item2));
 		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public void ForceUpdateSizeCalledOnViewCellDoesntCrash()
+		{
+			var list = new ListView(){
+				HasUnevenRows = true
+			};
+
+			list.ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() => 
+				{
+					return  new ViewCell { View = new Label() };
+				}
+			);
+
+			list.ItemsSource = new[] { "Hi" };
+
+			var element = (ViewCell)list.TemplatedItems[0];
+
+			element.ForceUpdateSize();
+		}
 	}
 }