diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java b/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
index 4ab096bc733..b6a03d50620 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SetFullBackupPassword.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class SetFullBackupPassword extends Activity {
 
                 if (!newPw.equals(confirmPw)) {
                     // Mismatch between new pw and its confirmation re-entry
-Log.i(TAG, "password mismatch");
+                    Log.i(TAG, "password mismatch");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
                             R.string.local_backup_password_toast_confirmation_mismatch,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
@@ -56,14 +57,14 @@ Log.i(TAG, "password mismatch");
 
                 if (setBackupPassword(curPw, newPw)) {
                     // success
-Log.i(TAG, "password set successfully");
+                    Log.i(TAG, "password set successfully");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
                             R.string.local_backup_password_toast_success,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                     finish();
                 } else {
                     // failure -- bad existing pw, usually
-Log.i(TAG, "failure; password mismatch?");
+                    Log.i(TAG, "failure; password mismatch?");
                     Toast.makeText(SetFullBackupPassword.this,
                             R.string.local_backup_password_toast_validation_failure,
                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ Log.i(TAG, "failure; password mismatch?");
     }
 
     private boolean setBackupPassword(String currentPw, String newPw) {
+        // new password can't be empty
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(newPw)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         try {
             return mBackupManager.setBackupPassword(currentPw, newPw);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {