diff --git a/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md b/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
index 404452fa..b8aa25af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-PRERELEASE.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog].
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
+- NRE if some playabke layer is missing from AvatarDesciptor `#1350`
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f459d7fe..926b0064 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog].
 - Error if all components are on inactive GameObject `#1318`
 - Animation bindings for BoxCollider generated by VRCStation will be removed `#1331`
   - This might break the GogoLoco or other flying avatar that supports Quest / Android.
+- NRE if some playabke layer is missing from AvatarDesciptor `#1350`
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/Editor/AnimatorParserV2/AnimatorParser.cs b/Editor/AnimatorParserV2/AnimatorParser.cs
index e816020b..3aa841b6 100644
--- a/Editor/AnimatorParserV2/AnimatorParser.cs
+++ b/Editor/AnimatorParserV2/AnimatorParser.cs
@@ -216,6 +216,27 @@ private void CollectAvatarDescriptorModifications(RootPropModNodeContainer modif
 
             // load controllers
             var controllers = new AnimatorLayerMap<RuntimeAnimatorController>();
+
+            // load default layers to not cause error
+            foreach (var layer in stackalloc[]
+                     {
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.Base,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.Additive,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.Gesture,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.Action,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.FX,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.Sitting,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.TPose,
+                         VRCAvatarDescriptor.AnimLayerType.IKPose,
+                     })
+            {
+                ref var loader = ref DefaultLayers[layer];
+                var controller = loader.Value;
+                if (controller == null)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"default controller for {layer} not found");
+                controllers[layer] = controller;
+            }
+
             foreach (var layer in descriptor.specialAnimationLayers.Concat(descriptor.baseAnimationLayers))
                 controllers[layer.type] = GetPlayableLayerController(layer, useDefaultLayers)!;