diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index b8c610d..0483228 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,12 @@
     mClients.remove(client);
 }
 
+bool MediaPlayerService::hasClient(wp<Client> client)
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+    return mClients.indexOf(client) != NAME_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
 MediaPlayerService::Client::Client(
         const sp<MediaPlayerService>& service, pid_t pid,
         int32_t connId, const sp<IMediaPlayerClient>& client,
@@ -1056,6 +1062,10 @@
     ALOGV("setNextPlayer");
     Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
     sp<Client> c = static_cast<Client*>(player.get());
+    if (!mService->hasClient(c)) {
+      return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
     mNextClient = c;
 
     if (c != NULL) {
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
index 60d4617..e8e5360 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
     virtual status_t            dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args);
 
             void                removeClient(wp<Client> client);
+            bool                hasClient(wp<Client> client);
 
     // For battery usage tracking purpose
     struct BatteryUsageInfo {