diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFGraphicFrame.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFGraphicFrame.java
index 47d9c22dd0..0ede2c2c5f 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFGraphicFrame.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFGraphicFrame.java
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ public final class XSSFGraphicFrame extends XSSFShape {
     protected XSSFGraphicFrame(XSSFDrawing drawing, CTGraphicalObjectFrame ctGraphicFrame) {
         this.drawing = drawing; // protected field on XSSFShape
         this.graphicFrame = ctGraphicFrame;
+
         // TODO: there may be a better way to delegate this
-        CTGraphicalObjectData graphicData = graphicFrame.getGraphic().getGraphicData();
+        CTGraphicalObjectData graphicData = graphicFrame.getGraphic() == null ?
+                null : graphicFrame.getGraphic().getGraphicData();
         if (graphicData != null) {
             NodeList nodes = graphicData.getDomNode().getChildNodes();
             for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
diff --git a/test-data/spreadsheet/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-POIXSSFFuzzer-5265527465181184.xlsx b/test-data/spreadsheet/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-POIXSSFFuzzer-5265527465181184.xlsx
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