diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/Brush.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/Brush.java
index b22d760d7..88c8d0381 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/Brush.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/Brush.java
@@ -154,7 +154,12 @@ void setupPaint(Paint paint, RectF pathBoundingBox, float scale, float opacity)
             return;
         }
 
-        int stopsCount = mColors.size() / 2;
+        int size = mColors.size();
+        if (size == 0) {
+            FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "Gradient contains no stops");
+            return;
+        }
+        int stopsCount = size / 2;
         int[] stopsColors = new int[stopsCount];
         float[] stops = new float[stopsCount];
         parseGradientStops(mColors, stopsCount, stops, stopsColors, opacity);
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ void setupPaint(Paint paint, RectF pathBoundingBox, float scale, float opacity)
             // editors or other tools, so let's handle that gracefully.
             stopsColors = new int[] { stopsColors[0], stopsColors[0] };
             stops = new float[] { stops[0], stops[0] };
-            FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "Gradient contains only on stop");
+            FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "Gradient contains only one stop");
         }
 
         if (mType == BrushType.LINEAR_GRADIENT) {
diff --git a/ios/Brushes/RNSVGPainter.m b/ios/Brushes/RNSVGPainter.m
index eb4602433..e37064e53 100644
--- a/ios/Brushes/RNSVGPainter.m
+++ b/ios/Brushes/RNSVGPainter.m
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ - (void)paintPattern:(CGContextRef)context bounds:(CGRect)bounds
 
 - (void)paintLinearGradient:(CGContextRef)context bounds:(CGRect)bounds
 {
+    if ([_colors count] == 0) {
+        RCTLogWarn(@"No stops in gradient");
+        return;
+    }
     CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientRetain([RCTConvert RNSVGCGGradient:_colors]);
     CGGradientDrawingOptions extendOptions = kCGGradientDrawsBeforeStartLocation | kCGGradientDrawsAfterEndLocation;
 
@@ -208,6 +212,10 @@ - (void)paintLinearGradient:(CGContextRef)context bounds:(CGRect)bounds
 
 - (void)paintRadialGradient:(CGContextRef)context bounds:(CGRect)bounds
 {
+    if ([_colors count] == 0) {
+        RCTLogWarn(@"No stops in gradient");
+        return;
+    }
     CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientRetain([RCTConvert RNSVGCGGradient:_colors]);
     CGGradientDrawingOptions extendOptions = kCGGradientDrawsBeforeStartLocation | kCGGradientDrawsAfterEndLocation;