diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Robot.java b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Robot.java
index b431e45bd9858a806830652fa17e9a4491368f6f..00478193380c1582be5781a14c42607e5ad83c1f 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Robot.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Robot.java
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ public class Robot {
      * @return  Color of the pixel
      */
     public synchronized Color getPixelColor(int x, int y) {
+        checkScreenCaptureAllowed();
         Color color = new Color(peer.getRGBPixel(x, y));
         return color;
     }