diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
index 9b3dae4e5e..a30571f16e 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
@@ -858,7 +858,8 @@ public class XSLFTextParagraph implements TextParagraph<XSLFShape,XSLFTextParagr
 
     @Override
     public String getDefaultFontFamily() {
-        return (_runs.isEmpty() ? "Arial" : _runs.get(0).getFontFamily());
+        String family = (_runs.isEmpty() ? null : _runs.get(0).getFontFamily());
+        return (family == null) ? "Arial" : family;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/test-data/integration/stress022.pptx b/test-data/integration/stress022.pptx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a89abad919
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