diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
index 3cd9154e842..98322b1a292 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ public GetApplicationAttemptsResponse getApplicationAttempts(
   public GetContainerReportResponse getContainerReport(
       GetContainerReportRequest request) throws YarnException, IOException {
     ContainerId containerId = request.getContainerId();
+    if (containerId == null) {
+      throw new ContainerNotFoundException("Invalid container id: null");
+    }
     ApplicationAttemptId appAttemptId = containerId.getApplicationAttemptId();
     ApplicationId appId = appAttemptId.getApplicationId();