diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
index 59fef3c66fd..2bf1c01f144 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapter.java
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ public class DashboardAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DashboardAdapter.Dash
                     .build();
             notifyDashboardDataChanged(prevData);
         } else {
-            suggestions.remove(suggestion);
-            mSuggestionAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+            mSuggestionAdapter.removeSuggestion(suggestion);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/suggestions/SuggestionAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/suggestions/SuggestionAdapter.java
index 7a2ab2da2d9..45396807f87 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/suggestions/SuggestionAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/suggestions/SuggestionAdapter.java
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@ public class SuggestionAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DashboardItemHolder>
         return null;
     }
 
+    public void removeSuggestion(Tile suggestion) {
+        mSuggestions.remove(suggestion);
+        notifyDataSetChanged();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
index a86c3c95305..8a8a13d02be 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardAdapterTest.java
@@ -351,6 +351,30 @@ public class DashboardAdapterTest {
         verify(adapter, never()).notifyDashboardDataChanged(any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSuggestionDismissed_moreThanTwoSuggestions_defaultMode_shouldNotCrash() {
+        final RecyclerView data = new RecyclerView(RuntimeEnvironment.application);
+        final View itemView = mock(View.class);
+        when(itemView.findViewById(R.id.data)).thenReturn(data);
+        final DashboardAdapter.SuggestionAndConditionContainerHolder holder =
+                new DashboardAdapter.SuggestionAndConditionContainerHolder(itemView);
+        final List<Tile> suggestions =
+                makeSuggestions("pkg1", "pkg2", "pkg3", "pkg4");
+        final DashboardAdapter adapter = spy(new DashboardAdapter(mContext, null /*savedInstance */,
+                null /* conditions */, null /* suggestionParser */, null /* callback */));
+        adapter.setCategoriesAndSuggestions(null /* category */, suggestions);
+        adapter.onBindConditionAndSuggestion(
+                holder, DashboardAdapter.SUGGESTION_CONDITION_HEADER_POSITION);
+        // default mode, only displaying 2 suggestions
+
+        adapter.onSuggestionDismissed(suggestions.get(1));
+
+        // verify operations that access the lists will not cause ConcurrentModificationException
+        assertThat(holder.data.getAdapter().getItemCount()).isEqualTo(1);
+        adapter.setCategoriesAndSuggestions(null /* category */, suggestions);
+        // should not crash
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSuggestionDismissed_onlySuggestion_updateDashboardData() {
         DashboardAdapter adapter =