diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver.java b/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver.java
index 0e1296ba578..30a0d796c1c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver.java
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 package com.android.settings;
 
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
@@ -15,7 +31,8 @@ public class TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
     @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-        if (intent.getAction().equals(TelephonyManager.ACTION_SECRET_CODE)) {
+        if (intent != null && intent.getAction() != null
+                && intent.getAction().equals(TelephonyManager.ACTION_SECRET_CODE)) {
             Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
             i.setClass(context, TestingSettingsActivity.class);
             i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiverTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10fdffbc3ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.Shadows;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiverTest {
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    private Application mApplication;
+    private TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver mReceiver;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mApplication = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mReceiver = new TestingSettingsBroadcastReceiver();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onReceive_nullIntent_shouldNotCrash() {
+        final Intent intent = new Intent();
+
+        mReceiver.onReceive(mContext, null);
+        mReceiver.onReceive(mContext, intent);
+
+        final Intent next = Shadows.shadowOf(mApplication).getNextStartedActivity();
+        assertThat(next).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onReceive_wrongIntent_shouldNotStartActivity() {
+        final Intent intent = new Intent();
+        intent.setAction("");
+
+        mReceiver.onReceive(mContext, intent);
+
+        final Intent next = Shadows.shadowOf(mApplication).getNextStartedActivity();
+        assertThat(next).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onReceive_correctIntent_shouldStartActivity() {
+        final Intent intent = new Intent();
+        intent.setAction(TelephonyManager.ACTION_SECRET_CODE);
+
+        mReceiver.onReceive(mContext, intent);
+
+        final Intent next = Shadows.shadowOf(mApplication).getNextStartedActivity();
+        assertThat(next).isNotNull();
+        final String dest = next.getComponent().getClassName();
+        assertThat(dest).isEqualTo(Settings.TestingSettingsActivity.class.getName());
+    }
+}