diff --git a/mediapipe/java/com/google/mediapipe/framework/jni/graph_texture_frame_jni.cc b/mediapipe/java/com/google/mediapipe/framework/jni/graph_texture_frame_jni.cc
index dd99cccd4..b3bcd14dd 100644
--- a/mediapipe/java/com/google/mediapipe/framework/jni/graph_texture_frame_jni.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/java/com/google/mediapipe/framework/jni/graph_texture_frame_jni.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "mediapipe/java/com/google/mediapipe/framework/jni/graph_texture_frame_jni.h"
 
+#include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_context.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_texture_buffer.h"
@@ -89,9 +90,20 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL GRAPH_TEXTURE_FRAME_METHOD(
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL GRAPH_TEXTURE_FRAME_METHOD(nativeDidRead)(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz, jlong nativeHandle, jlong consumerSyncToken) {
+  if (!consumerSyncToken) return;
+
   GlTextureBufferSharedPtr* buffer =
       reinterpret_cast<GlTextureBufferSharedPtr*>(nativeHandle);
   mediapipe::GlSyncToken& token =
       *reinterpret_cast<mediapipe::GlSyncToken*>(consumerSyncToken);
+  // The below check attempts to detect when an invalid or already deleted
+  // `consumerSyncToken` is passed. (That results in undefined behavior.
+  // However, `DidRead` may succeed resulting in a later crash and masking the
+  // actual problem.)
+  if (token.use_count() == 0) {
+    LOG_FIRST_N(ERROR, 5) << absl::StrFormat("invalid sync token ref: %d",
+                                             consumerSyncToken);
+    return;
+  }
   (*buffer)->DidRead(token);
 }