diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/CHANGELOG.md
index bfb147d20d65..9232ae9a7aea 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.7.4+4
+
+* Fix `NullPointerException` when disposing camera during active video recording.
+
 ## 0.7.4+3
 
 * Updates `ResolutionPreset.max` to prefer higher resolution over capture rate
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/example/integration_test/integration_test.dart b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/example/integration_test/integration_test.dart
index 41bf38381de5..89601306ddb4 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/example/integration_test/integration_test.dart
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/example/integration_test/integration_test.dart
@@ -243,4 +243,47 @@ void main() {
     expect(duration, greaterThanOrEqualTo(const Duration(seconds: 4).inMilliseconds));
     await controller.dispose();
   });
+
+  testWidgets('video recording state is cleared after camera is disposed', (
+    WidgetTester tester,
+  ) async {
+    final List<CameraDescription> cameras = await availableCameras();
+    if (cameras.isEmpty) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final cameraController = CameraController(
+      cameras[0],
+      mediaSettings: const MediaSettings(resolutionPreset: ResolutionPreset.low),
+    );
+    await cameraController.initialize();
+    await cameraController.startVideoRecording();
+
+    // Dispose the controller, which simulates what the example app does
+    // when the AppLifecycleState becomes inactive (e.g. backgrounding).
+    await cameraController.dispose();
+
+    // Create a new controller (simulating app resume)
+    final newController = CameraController(
+      cameras[0],
+      mediaSettings: const MediaSettings(resolutionPreset: ResolutionPreset.low),
+    );
+    await newController.initialize();
+
+    // Attempt to start a new recording. This should not throw or silently fail.
+    await newController.startVideoRecording();
+
+    await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 4));
+
+    // Stop it, ensuring no NPE is thrown by the native side and the file is valid.
+    final XFile file = await newController.stopVideoRecording();
+    expect(file, isNotNull);
+
+    // Ensure the video was saved correctly
+    final videoFile = File(file.path);
+    expect(videoFile.existsSync(), isTrue);
+    expect(videoFile.lengthSync(), greaterThan(0));
+
+    await newController.dispose();
+  });
 }
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/lib/src/android_camera_camerax.dart b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/lib/src/android_camera_camerax.dart
index c6d84c4b846f..02698325f0ca 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/lib/src/android_camera_camerax.dart
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/lib/src/android_camera_camerax.dart
@@ -518,6 +518,12 @@ class AndroidCameraCameraX extends CameraPlatform {
     await processCameraProvider?.unbindAll();
     await imageAnalysis?.clearAnalyzer();
     await deviceOrientationManager.stopListeningForDeviceOrientationChange();
+
+    // `processCameraProvider.unbindAll()` implicitly finalizes active recordings natively.
+    // Clear the Dart state here to prevent an exception on resume.
+    recording = null;
+    pendingRecording = null;
+    videoOutputPath = null;
   }
 
   /// The camera with ID [cameraId] has been initialized.
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/pubspec.yaml b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/pubspec.yaml
index f2bb586173a9..fd1ae9110834 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: camera_android_camerax
 description: Android implementation of the camera plugin using the CameraX library.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+camera%22
-version: 0.7.4+3
+version: 0.7.4+4
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.12.0
diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/test/android_camera_camerax_test.dart b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/test/android_camera_camerax_test.dart
index 3130d249ed64..43bb1e15b132 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/test/android_camera_camerax_test.dart
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/test/android_camera_camerax_test.dart
@@ -1959,6 +1959,10 @@ void main() {
       camera.liveCameraState = MockLiveCameraState();
       camera.imageAnalysis = MockImageAnalysis();
 
+      camera.recording = MockRecording();
+      camera.pendingRecording = MockPendingRecording();
+      camera.videoOutputPath = 'test/path.mp4';
+
       await camera.dispose(3);
 
       verify(camera.preview!.releaseSurfaceProvider());
@@ -1966,6 +1970,10 @@ void main() {
       verify(camera.processCameraProvider!.unbindAll());
       verify(camera.imageAnalysis!.clearAnalyzer());
       expect(stoppedListeningForDeviceOrientationChange, isTrue);
+
+      expect(camera.recording, isNull);
+      expect(camera.pendingRecording, isNull);
+      expect(camera.videoOutputPath, isNull);
     },
   );