--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Desktop.java	2016-11-15 19:20:00.000000000 +0300
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Desktop.java	2016-11-15 19:20:00.000000000 +0300
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@
                     "canProcessApplicationEvents"));
         }
     }
+     
+    private static Desktop desktop;
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@code Desktop} instance of the current
@@ -300,11 +302,16 @@
         }
 
         sun.awt.AppContext context = sun.awt.AppContext.getAppContext();
-        Desktop desktop = (Desktop)context.get(Desktop.class);
+        
+        Desktop desktop = (context == null) 
+                ? Desktop.desktop
+                : (Desktop)context.get(Desktop.class);
 
         if (desktop == null) {
             desktop = new Desktop();
-            context.put(Desktop.class, desktop);
+            if (context != null) {
+                context.put(Desktop.class, desktop);
+            }
         }
 
         return desktop;