diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
index 852ae56c5b..6e0f85ad6d 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
@@ -378,8 +378,11 @@ public AtomicLongArray read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {
         List<Long> list = new ArrayList<>();
         in.beginArray();
         while (in.hasNext()) {
-          long value = longAdapter.read(in).longValue();
-          list.add(value);
+          Number value = longAdapter.read(in);
+          if (value == null) {
+            throw new JsonSyntaxException("null is not a valid AtomicLongArray element");
+          }
+          list.add(value.longValue());
         }
         in.endArray();
         int length = list.size();
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/JavaUtilConcurrentAtomicTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/JavaUtilConcurrentAtomicTest.java
index 4b6f639a9e..41f999ec82 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/JavaUtilConcurrentAtomicTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/JavaUtilConcurrentAtomicTest.java
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 package com.google.gson.functional;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
 import com.google.gson.LongSerializationPolicy;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
@@ -113,4 +115,12 @@ public void testAtomicLongArrayWithStringSerializationPolicy() {
   private static class AtomicLongHolder {
     AtomicLong value;
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAtomicLongArrayWithNullElement() {
+    JsonSyntaxException e =
+        assertThrows(
+            JsonSyntaxException.class, () -> gson.fromJson("[1,null,3]", AtomicLongArray.class));
+    assertThat(e).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("null is not a valid AtomicLongArray element");
+  }
 }