diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/widget/ViewDragHelper.java b/src/com/android/dialer/widget/ViewDragHelper.java
index c0bc2ce..fe3ab82 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/widget/ViewDragHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/widget/ViewDragHelper.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.support.v4.view.MotionEventCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.VelocityTrackerCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.VelocityTracker;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -1176,7 +1177,12 @@
 
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE: {
                 if (mDragState == STATE_DRAGGING) {
-                    final int index = MotionEventCompat.findPointerIndex(ev, mActivePointerId);
+                    int index = MotionEventCompat.findPointerIndex(ev, mActivePointerId);
+                    if (index < 0) {
+                        Log.e(TAG, "Pointer index for id " + mActivePointerId + " not found."
+                                + " Skipping MotionEvent");
+                        return;
+                    }
                     final float x = MotionEventCompat.getX(ev, index);
                     final float y = MotionEventCompat.getY(ev, index);
                     final int idx = (int) (x - mLastMotionX[mActivePointerId]);