diff --git a/audio/2.0/default/Device.cpp b/audio/2.0/default/Device.cpp
index 9a4aff6..b696d94 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/default/Device.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/default/Device.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 }
 
 Return<void> Device::debugDump(const hidl_handle& fd)  {
-    if (fd->numFds == 1) {
+    if (fd.getNativeHandle() != nullptr && fd->numFds == 1) {
         analyzeStatus("dump", mDevice->dump(mDevice, fd->data[0]));
     }
     return Void();
diff --git a/audio/2.0/default/Stream.cpp b/audio/2.0/default/Stream.cpp
index 29946fe..671f171 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/default/Stream.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/default/Stream.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 }
 
 Return<void> Stream::debugDump(const hidl_handle& fd)  {
-    if (fd->numFds == 1) {
+    if (fd.getNativeHandle() != nullptr && fd->numFds == 1) {
         analyzeStatus("dump", mStream->dump(mStream, fd->data[0]));
     }
     return Void();
diff --git a/audio/2.0/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp b/audio/2.0/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
index 4b00f35..711a8d9 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@
     testDebugDump([this](const auto& handle){ return device->debugDump(handle); });
 }
 
+TEST_F(AudioPrimaryHidlTest, debugDumpInvalidArguments) {
+    doc::test("Check that the hal dump doesn't crash on invalid arguments");
+    ASSERT_OK(device->debugDump(hidl_handle()));
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////// open{Output,Input}Stream //////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -809,6 +814,10 @@
                "Check that a stream can dump its state without error",
                testDebugDump([this](const auto& handle){ return stream->debugDump(handle); }))
 
+TEST_IO_STREAM(DebugDumpInvalidArguments,
+               "Check that the stream dump doesn't crash on invalid arguments",
+               ASSERT_OK(stream->debugDump(hidl_handle())))
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////////// addRemoveEffect ///////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp b/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
index 08d92bd..922a922 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 }
 
 Return<void> EffectsFactory::debugDump(const hidl_handle& fd)  {
-    if (fd->numFds == 1) {
+    if (fd.getNativeHandle() != nullptr && fd->numFds == 1) {
         EffectDumpEffects(fd->data[0]);
     }
     return Void();
diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
index 15a564a..18e9862 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 using android::hardware::MQDescriptorSync;
 using android::hardware::Return;
 using android::hardware::Void;
+using android::hardware::hidl_handle;
 using android::hardware::hidl_memory;
 using android::hardware::hidl_string;
 using android::hardware::hidl_vec;
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@
   EXPECT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
 }
 
+TEST_F(AudioEffectsFactoryHidlTest, DebugDumpInvalidArgument) {
+    description("Verify that debugDump doesn't crash on invalid arguments");
+    Return<void> ret = effectsFactory->debugDump(hidl_handle());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+}
+
 // Equalizer effect is required by CDD, but only the type is fixed.
 // This is the same UUID as AudioEffect.EFFECT_TYPE_EQUALIZER in Java.
 static const Uuid EQUALIZER_EFFECT_TYPE = {