diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/TextInputChannel.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/TextInputChannel.java
index b23d33fd00996..728ae40797775 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/TextInputChannel.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/engine/systemchannels/TextInputChannel.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public static Configuration fromJson(@NonNull JSONObject json) throws JSONExcept
           TextCapitalization.fromValue(json.getString("textCapitalization")),
           InputType.fromJson(json.getJSONObject("inputType")),
           inputAction,
-          json.optString("actionLabel")
+          json.isNull("actionLabel") ? null : json.getString("actionLabel")
       );
     }