diff --git a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TableViewProxy.java b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TableViewProxy.java
index 53f03988226..1e96018c643 100644
--- a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TableViewProxy.java
+++ b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/TableViewProxy.java
@@ -189,8 +189,10 @@ private void appendRowInternal(Object rows, KrollDict animation, boolean interna
 				row.getProperties().optString(TiC.PROPERTY_FOOTER_TITLE,
 					row.getProperties().getString(TiC.PROPERTY_FOOTER)));
 
+			if (row.getParent() != null) {
+				row.setParent(section);
+			}
 			// Add row to section.
-			row.setParent(section);
 			section.add(row);
 		}