diff --git a/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs b/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
index 81a5f02..6d0a369 100644
--- a/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
+++ b/libs/binder/rust/src/binder.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,17 @@
             }
 
             fn on_transact(&self, code: $crate::TransactionCode, data: &$crate::Parcel, reply: &mut $crate::Parcel) -> $crate::Result<()> {
-                $on_transact(&*self.0, code, data, reply)
+                match $on_transact(&*self.0, code, data, reply) {
+                    // The C++ backend converts UNEXPECTED_NULL into an exception
+                    Err($crate::StatusCode::UNEXPECTED_NULL) => {
+                        let status = $crate::Status::new_exception(
+                            $crate::ExceptionCode::NULL_POINTER,
+                            None,
+                        );
+                        reply.write(&status)
+                    },
+                    result => result
+                }
             }
 
             fn get_class() -> $crate::InterfaceClass {
diff --git a/libs/binder/rust/src/proxy.rs b/libs/binder/rust/src/proxy.rs
index 82212d8..5002fc6 100644
--- a/libs/binder/rust/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/libs/binder/rust/src/proxy.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,10 @@
 
 impl Deserialize for SpIBinder {
     fn deserialize(parcel: &Parcel) -> Result<SpIBinder> {
-        parcel.read_binder().transpose().unwrap()
+        parcel
+            .read_binder()
+            .transpose()
+            .unwrap_or(Err(StatusCode::UNEXPECTED_NULL))
     }
 }