diff --git a/draftlogs/6893_fix.md b/draftlogs/6893_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13bd218710d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/6893_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix possible NPE when `textinfo: "none"` for pie and funnelarea traces
diff --git a/src/traces/funnelarea/defaults.js b/src/traces/funnelarea/defaults.js
index 6ce2a86bab9..9067c6f2542 100644
--- a/src/traces/funnelarea/defaults.js
+++ b/src/traces/funnelarea/defaults.js
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ module.exports = function supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout
             moduleHasTextangle: false,
             moduleHasInsideanchor: false
         });
+    } else if(textInfo === 'none') {
+        coerce('textposition', 'none');
     }
 
     handleDomainDefaults(traceOut, layout, coerce);
diff --git a/src/traces/pie/defaults.js b/src/traces/pie/defaults.js
index ec66b67e08f..f2aef62d0e2 100644
--- a/src/traces/pie/defaults.js
+++ b/src/traces/pie/defaults.js
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ function supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout) {
         if(textposition === 'inside' || textposition === 'auto' || Array.isArray(textposition)) {
             coerce('insidetextorientation');
         }
+    } else if(textInfo === 'none') {
+        coerce('textposition', 'none');
     }
 
     handleDomainDefaults(traceOut, layout, coerce);