diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogController.java b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogController.java
index 71da4a3d5db..415788663c1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogController.java
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public class ImeiInfoDialogController {
     static final int ID_GSM_SETTINGS = R.id.gsm_settings;
 
     private static CharSequence getTextAsDigits(CharSequence text) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
+            return "";
+        }
         if (TextUtils.isDigitsOnly(text)) {
             final Spannable spannable = new SpannableStringBuilder(text);
             final TtsSpan span = new TtsSpan.DigitsBuilder(text.toString()).build();
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogControllerTest.java
index 658a60ad1b7..349eddc717e 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoDialogControllerTest.java
@@ -128,4 +128,19 @@ public class ImeiInfoDialogControllerTest {
         verify(mDialog).setText(eq(ID_IMEI_SV_VALUE), any());
         verify(mDialog).removeViewFromScreen(ID_CDMA_SETTINGS);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void populateImeiInfo_emptyImei_shouldSetMeid_imeiSetToEmptyString() {
+        doReturn(true).when(mController).isCdmaLteEnabled();
+        when(mTelephonyManager.getPhoneType()).thenReturn(TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_CDMA);
+        when(mTelephonyManager.getImei(anyInt())).thenReturn(null);
+
+        mController.populateImeiInfo();
+
+        verify(mDialog).setText(ID_MEID_NUMBER_VALUE, MEID_NUMBER);
+        verify(mDialog).setText(ID_MIN_NUMBER_VALUE, MIN_NUMBER);
+        verify(mDialog).setText(ID_PRL_VERSION_VALUE, PRL_VERSION);
+        verify(mDialog).setText(eq(ID_IMEI_VALUE), eq(""));
+        verify(mDialog).setText(eq(ID_IMEI_SV_VALUE), any());
+    }
 }