--- old/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/PaintCollector.java	2014-02-12 09:39:14.000000000 -0800
+++ new/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/PaintCollector.java	2014-02-12 09:39:13.000000000 -0800
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@
                 toolkit.vsyncHint();
             }
 
-            Application.GetApplication().notifyRenderingFinished();
+            Application application = Application.GetApplication();
+            if (application != null) {
+                application.notifyRenderingFinished();
+            }
 
             // If pulse logging is enabled, then we must call renderEnd now
             // that we know that all of the scene's being rendered are finished