diff --git a/sky/shell/platform/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.mm b/sky/shell/platform/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.mm
index 3fcb1d2081b6a80c0cce53c7b95d1f4799e60072..2e941621151f5d6cd205c812dfc8b6d73697c093 100644
--- a/sky/shell/platform/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.mm
+++ b/sky/shell/platform/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.mm
@@ -315,8 +315,13 @@ void AccessibilityBridge::UpdateSemanticsTree(
     }
   }
 
-  if (!view_.accessibilityElements) {
-    view_.accessibilityElements = @[ objects_[kRootNodeId] ];
+  SemanticObject* root = objects_[kRootNodeId];
+  if (root) {
+    if (!view_.accessibilityElements) {
+      view_.accessibilityElements = @[ root ];
+    }
+  } else {
+    view_.accessibilityElements = nil;
   }
   UIAccessibilityPostNotification(
       UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, nil);