diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/script/ScriptTemplateViewResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/script/ScriptTemplateViewResolver.java
index 652595a6a1..0df1a62f97 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/script/ScriptTemplateViewResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/script/ScriptTemplateViewResolver.java
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ public class ScriptTemplateViewResolver extends UrlBasedViewResolver {
 	@Override
 	public View resolveViewName(String viewName, Locale locale) throws Exception {
 		ScriptTemplateView view = (ScriptTemplateView)super.resolveViewName(viewName, locale);
-		view.setLocale(locale);
+		if (view != null) {
+			view.setLocale(locale);
+		}
 		return view;
 	}