diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountPreferenceBase.java b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountPreferenceBase.java
index 65d58878090..c6581ac525a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountPreferenceBase.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/accounts/AccountPreferenceBase.java
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
 import android.text.format.DateFormat;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
 
 import com.android.settings.SettingsPreferenceFragment;
 import com.android.settings.Utils;
+import com.android.settings.utils.LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper;
 import com.android.settingslib.accounts.AuthenticatorHelper;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ abstract class AccountPreferenceBase extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
                             desc.packageName, 0, mUserHandle);
                     final Theme baseTheme = getResources().newTheme();
                     baseTheme.applyStyle(com.android.settings.R.style.Theme_SettingsBase, true);
-                    final Context themedCtx = new ContextThemeWrapper(targetCtx, 0);
+                    final Context themedCtx =
+                            new LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper(getClass(), targetCtx, 0);
                     themedCtx.getTheme().setTo(baseTheme);
                     prefs = getPreferenceManager().inflateFromResource(themedCtx,
                             desc.accountPreferencesId, parent);
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper.java b/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2569b6b5df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.utils;
+
+import android.annotation.StyleRes;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ContextThemeWrapper} that provides a local classloader. This guarantees we have a
+ * valid {@link ClassLoader} when base context is from an external app.
+ */
+public class LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper extends ContextThemeWrapper {
+
+    private Class mLocalClass;
+
+    public LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper(Class clazz, Context base,
+            @StyleRes int themeResId) {
+        super(base, themeResId);
+        mLocalClass = clazz;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+        return mLocalClass.getClassLoader();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFragmentTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFragmentTest.java
index ce4dd682f0b..d7726f33303 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFragmentTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/DashboardFragmentTest.java
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@
 package com.android.settings.dashboard;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import com.android.settings.SettingsActivity;
+
 import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
 import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
 import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
@@ -31,8 +28,7 @@ import com.android.settings.testutils.FakeFeatureFactory;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.CategoryKey;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.DashboardCategory;
 import com.android.settingslib.drawer.Tile;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -42,6 +38,9 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb5be8f1da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/utils/LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.utils;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
+public class LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest {
+
+    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
+    private Context mBaseContext;
+    private LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper mContextThemeWrapper;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getClassLoader_shouldUseLocalClassLoader() {
+        mContextThemeWrapper = new LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapper(
+                LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest.class, mBaseContext, 0);
+
+        assertThat(mContextThemeWrapper.getClassLoader()).isSameAs(
+                LocalClassLoaderContextThemeWrapperTest.class.getClassLoader());
+    }
+}