diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java b/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
index ff5de3e4d40..6dcba0a552b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ public class SubscriptionUtil {
     @VisibleForTesting
     public static CharSequence getUniqueSubscriptionDisplayName(
             SubscriptionInfo info, Context context) {
+        if (info == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
         return getUniqueSubscriptionDisplayName(info.getSubscriptionId(), context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
index b36675aa397..8c99b40a346 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
@@ -380,6 +380,26 @@ public class SubscriptionUtilTest {
         assertEquals(CARRIER_1, name);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getUniqueDisplayName_nullSubscriptionInfo_emptyStringReturned() {
+        final SubscriptionInfo info1 = mock(SubscriptionInfo.class);
+        when(info1.getSubscriptionId()).thenReturn(SUBID_1);
+        when(info1.getDisplayName()).thenReturn(CARRIER_1);
+        when(mSubMgr.getActiveSubscriptionInfoList()).thenReturn(
+                Arrays.asList(info1));
+
+        TelephonyManager sub1Telmgr = mock(TelephonyManager.class);
+        when(sub1Telmgr.getLine1Number()).thenReturn("1112223333");
+        when(mTelMgr.createForSubscriptionId(SUBID_1)).thenReturn(sub1Telmgr);
+
+        SubscriptionInfo info2 = null;
+        final CharSequence name =
+                SubscriptionUtil.getUniqueSubscriptionDisplayName(info2, mContext);
+
+        assertThat(name).isNotNull();
+        assertTrue(TextUtils.isEmpty(name));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void isInactiveInsertedPSim_nullSubInfo_doesNotCrash() {
         assertThat(SubscriptionUtil.isInactiveInsertedPSim(null)).isFalse();