diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotatedTypeFactory.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotatedTypeFactory.java
index aa69e29831d..b5db897b218 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotatedTypeFactory.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotatedTypeFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public final class AnnotatedTypeFactory {
         private final Type type;
         private final LocationInfo location;
         private final TypeAnnotation[] allOnSameTargetTypeAnnotations;
-        private final Map<Class <? extends Annotation>, Annotation> annotations;
+        private final Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, Annotation> annotations;
 
         AnnotatedTypeBaseImpl(Type type, LocationInfo location,
                 TypeAnnotation[] actualTypeAnnotations, TypeAnnotation[] allOnSameTargetTypeAnnotations) {
@@ -162,11 +162,13 @@ public final class AnnotatedTypeFactory {
         @Override
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         public final <T extends Annotation> T getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotation) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(annotation);
             return (T)annotations.get(annotation);
         }
 
         @Override
         public final <T extends Annotation> T[] getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotation) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(annotation);
             return AnnotationSupport.getDirectlyAndIndirectlyPresent(annotations, annotation);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement/AnnotatedElementNullCheckTest.java b/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement/AnnotatedElementNullCheckTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..632dab252a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jdk/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement/AnnotatedElementNullCheckTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8371953 8371960
+ * @summary Null checks for AnnotatedElement APIs.
+ * @run junit AnnotatedElementNullCheckTest
+ */
+
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedArrayType;
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
+import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedParameterizedType;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
+
+class AnnotatedElementNullCheckTest {
+
+    // Return a stream of instances, each of a different implementation class
+    static AnnotatedElement[] implementations() throws Exception {
+        var objectHashCodeMethod = Object.class.getMethod("hashCode");
+        var annotatedParameterizedType = (AnnotatedParameterizedType) Optional.class
+                .getMethod("ifPresent", Consumer.class)
+                .getAnnotatedParameterTypes()[0];
+        var annotatedGenericArrayType = (AnnotatedArrayType) List.class
+                .getMethod("of", Object[].class)
+                .getAnnotatedParameterTypes()[0];
+        record Rec(int a) {}
+        return new AnnotatedElement[] {
+                Object.class,
+                objectHashCodeMethod,
+                System.class.getField("out"),
+                Object.class.getConstructor(),
+                Object.class.getPackage(),
+                Optional.class.getTypeParameters()[0],
+                // AnnotatedType (direct)
+                objectHashCodeMethod.getAnnotatedReturnType(),
+                // AnnotatedParameterizedType
+                annotatedParameterizedType,
+                // AnnotatedArrayType
+                annotatedGenericArrayType,
+                // AnnotatedTypeVariable
+                annotatedGenericArrayType.getAnnotatedGenericComponentType(),
+                // AnnotatedWildcardType
+                annotatedParameterizedType.getAnnotatedActualTypeArguments()[0],
+                Rec.class.getRecordComponents()[0],
+                Object.class.getMethod("equals", Object.class).getParameters()[0],
+                Object.class.getModule(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void ensureImplementationsDistinct() throws Throwable {
+        var set = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
+        for (var impl : implementations()) {
+            var clazz = impl.getClass();
+            if (!set.add(clazz)) {
+                fail("Duplicate implementation class %s in %s".formatted(clazz, impl));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("implementations")
+    void nullChecks(AnnotatedElement impl) {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> impl.isAnnotationPresent(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> impl.getAnnotation(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> impl.getAnnotationsByType(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> impl.getDeclaredAnnotation(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> impl.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(null));
+    }
+}