diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCode.java b/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCode.java
index 2b4c3ed1cdd..70ac96c9025 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCode.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCode.java
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ public class WifiQrCode {
 
     private String getValueOrNull(List<String> keyValueList, String prefix) {
         for (String keyValue : keyValueList) {
-            if (keyValue.startsWith(prefix)) {
-                return  keyValue.substring(prefix.length());
+            String strippedKeyValue = keyValue.stripLeading();
+            if (strippedKeyValue.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                return strippedKeyValue.substring(prefix.length());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCodeTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCodeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3a8ca5646f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/wifi/dpp/WifiQrCodeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.wifi.dpp;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class WifiQrCodeTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testZxParsing_validCode() {
+        WifiNetworkConfig config = new WifiQrCode("WIFI:S:testAbC;T:nopass").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("testAbC");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("nopass");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode(
+                "WIFI:S:reallyLONGone;T:WEP;P:somepasswo#%^**123rd").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("reallyLONGone");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("WEP");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("somepasswo#%^**123rd");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode("WIFI:S:anotherone;T:WPA;P:3#=3j9asicla").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("anotherone");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("WPA");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("3#=3j9asicla");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode("WIFI:S:xx;T:SAE;P:a").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("xx");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("SAE");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("a");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testZxParsing_invalidCodeButShouldWork() {
+        WifiNetworkConfig config = new WifiQrCode(
+                "WIFI:S:testAbC; T:nopass").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("testAbC");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("nopass");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode(
+                "WIFI:S:reallyLONGone;T:WEP; P:somepassword").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("reallyLONGone");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("WEP");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("somepassword");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode("WIFI: S:anotherone;T:WPA;P:abcdefghihklmn").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("anotherone");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("WPA");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("abcdefghihklmn");
+
+        config = new WifiQrCode("WIFI: S:xx; T:SAE;   P:a").getWifiNetworkConfig();
+        assertThat(config.getSsid()).isEqualTo("xx");
+        assertThat(config.getSecurity()).isEqualTo("SAE");
+        assertThat(config.getPreSharedKey()).isEqualTo("a");
+    }
+}