diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/HybridNotificationView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/HybridNotificationView.java
index 797038d1d6150..ce6dd893cb697 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/HybridNotificationView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/HybridNotificationView.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class HybridNotificationView extends AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout
 
     public void bind(@Nullable CharSequence title, @Nullable CharSequence text,
             @Nullable View contentView) {
-        mTitleView.setText(title.toString());
+        mTitleView.setText(title != null ? title.toString() : title);
         mTitleView.setVisibility(TextUtils.isEmpty(title) ? GONE : VISIBLE);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
             mTextView.setVisibility(GONE);