diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainer.java b/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainer.java
index dd6a4bb6ab4..e474cd3d70c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainer.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class PrivateSpaceMaintainer {
     private final ActivityManager mActivityManager;
     private  int mErrorCode;
     @GuardedBy("this")
+    @Nullable
     private UserHandle mUserHandle;
     private final KeyguardManager mKeyguardManager;
     /** This variable should be accessed via {@link #getProfileBroadcastReceiver()} only. */
@@ -419,12 +420,16 @@ public class PrivateSpaceMaintainer {
             mContext.unregisterReceiver(/* receiver= */ this);
         }
 
+        @GuardedBy("PrivateSpaceMaintainer.this")
         @Override
         public void onReceive(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Intent intent) {
             UserHandle userHandle = intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_USER, UserHandle.class);
             if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_PROFILE_REMOVED)) {
                 // This applies to all profiles getting removed, since there is no way to tell if
                 // it is a private profile that got removed.
+                if (userHandle.equals(getPrivateProfileHandle())) {
+                    mUserHandle = null;
+                }
                 removeSettingsAllTasks();
                 unregisterBroadcastReceiver();
                 return;
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest.java
index bfe4be2d54c..191935fdfee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/privatespace/PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest.java
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ import android.app.IActivityManager;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Flags;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.platform.test.flag.junit.SetFlagsRule;
 import android.provider.Settings;
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ import android.provider.Settings;
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 
+import com.android.compatibility.common.util.BlockingBroadcastReceiver;
 import com.android.settings.privatespace.PrivateSpaceMaintainer.ErrorDeletingPrivateSpace;
 
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest {
     private static final String TAG = "PSMaintainerTest";
@@ -506,4 +512,25 @@ public class PrivateSpaceMaintainerTest {
                 /* enabled */ 1,
                 privateSpaceMaintainer.getPrivateProfileHandle().getIdentifier());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void profileRemovedFromUserManager_privateSpaceNoLongerExists() {
+        PrivateSpaceMaintainer privateSpaceMaintainer = PrivateSpaceMaintainer.getInstance(
+                mContext);
+        privateSpaceMaintainer.createPrivateSpace();
+        UserHandle privateSpaceUserHandle = privateSpaceMaintainer.getPrivateProfileHandle();
+        assertThat(privateSpaceMaintainer.doesPrivateSpaceExist()).isTrue();
+        Intent removedIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PROFILE_REMOVED);
+        assertThat(privateSpaceUserHandle).isNotNull();
+        final BlockingBroadcastReceiver receiver = new BlockingBroadcastReceiver(mContext,
+                removedIntent.getAction());
+        receiver.register();
+
+        Objects.requireNonNull(mContext.getSystemService(UserManager.class)).removeUser(
+                privateSpaceUserHandle);
+
+        receiver.awaitForBroadcast(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(10));
+        assertThat(privateSpaceMaintainer.doesPrivateSpaceExist()).isFalse();
+    }
+
 }