diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/clone/Cloner.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/clone/Cloner.java
index ba202e463..4b812006f 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/clone/Cloner.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/clone/Cloner.java
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ public class Cloner {
      *  clone() and objects without necessarily knowing their real type.</p>
      */
     public <T> T javaClone( T object ) throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+        if( object == null ) {
+            return null;
+        }
         Method m = methodCache.get(object.getClass());
         if( m == null ) {
             try {