diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdater.java b/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdater.java
index 127730ba39a..9898c33be3c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdater.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdater.java
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public abstract class BluetoothDeviceUpdater implements BluetoothCallback {
                     new BluetoothDevicePreference(mPrefContext, cachedDevice,
                             mShowDeviceWithoutNames);
             btPreference.setOnGearClickListener(mDeviceProfilesListener);
+            btPreference.setSummary(R.string.summary_placeholder);
             mPreferenceMap.put(device, btPreference);
             mDevicePreferenceCallback.onDeviceAdded(btPreference);
         }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdaterTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdaterTest.java
index 62039d76dd3..823bcbe7edf 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdaterTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/bluetooth/BluetoothDeviceUpdaterTest.java
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ public class BluetoothDeviceUpdaterTest {
     public void testAddPreference_deviceNotExist_addPreference() {
         mBluetoothDeviceUpdater.addPreference(mCachedBluetoothDevice);
 
-        verify(mDevicePreferenceCallback).onDeviceAdded(any(Preference.class));
-        assertThat(mBluetoothDeviceUpdater.mPreferenceMap.containsKey(mBluetoothDevice)).isTrue();
+        final Preference preference = mBluetoothDeviceUpdater.mPreferenceMap.get(mBluetoothDevice);
+        assertThat(preference).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(preference.getSummary()).isEqualTo(
+                mContext.getString(R.string.summary_placeholder));
+        verify(mDevicePreferenceCallback).onDeviceAdded(preference);
     }
 
     @Test