diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterView.java b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterView.java
index 5bb17250c3c..fbfaa59265f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterView.java
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterView.java
@@ -1594,12 +1594,20 @@ public class FlutterView extends FrameLayout
   @Override
   public void onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure(@NonNull ViewStructure structure, int flags) {
     super.onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure(structure, flags);
-    textInputPlugin.onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure(structure, flags);
+    // Defensive null check to prevent NPE when textInputPlugin is not yet initialized
+    // (e.g., when attachToEngineAutomatically is false).
+    if (textInputPlugin != null) {
+      textInputPlugin.onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure(structure, flags);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void autofill(@NonNull SparseArray<AutofillValue> values) {
-    textInputPlugin.autofill(values);
+    // Defensive null check to prevent NPE when textInputPlugin is not yet initialized
+    // (e.g., when attachToEngineAutomatically is false).
+    if (textInputPlugin != null) {
+      textInputPlugin.autofill(values);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
index 31a3e9cd336..8cdb8499b56 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterViewTest.java
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ import android.media.ImageReader;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
+import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.DisplayCutout;
 import android.view.RoundedCorner;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewStructure;
 import android.view.WindowInsets;
+import android.view.autofill.AutofillValue;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import androidx.core.util.Consumer;
 import androidx.test.core.app.ActivityScenario;
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ import io.flutter.embedding.engine.renderer.FlutterRenderer;
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.systemchannels.SettingsChannel;
 import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformViewsController;
 import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformViewsController2;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -1464,4 +1468,32 @@ public class FlutterViewTest {
       return View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that autofill methods do nothing when TextInputPlugin is null. This verifies that no
+   * NullPointerException is thrown and the plugin methods are not called.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void autofill_doesNothingWhenTextInputPluginIsNull() throws Exception {
+    // Setup: Create FlutterView without attaching to engine
+    // This simulates the case where textInputPlugin is null (e.g., when
+    // attachToEngineAutomatically is false)
+    FlutterView flutterView = new FlutterView(ctx);
+
+    // Verify textInputPlugin is null (not initialized)
+    Field textInputPluginField = FlutterView.class.getDeclaredField("textInputPlugin");
+    textInputPluginField.setAccessible(true);
+    assertNull(textInputPluginField.get(flutterView));
+
+    // Test onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure - should not throw NPE
+    ViewStructure structure = mock(ViewStructure.class);
+    int flags = 0;
+    flutterView.onProvideAutofillVirtualStructure(structure, flags);
+    // No exception should be thrown
+
+    // Test autofill - should not throw NPE
+    SparseArray<AutofillValue> values = mock(SparseArray.class);
+    flutterView.autofill(values);
+    // No exception should be thrown
+  }
 }