diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 9b348fce01a5a..13459100f5e5a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -3885,8 +3885,11 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
                 }
 
                 if (mN.extras.containsKey(EXTRA_PEOPLE_LIST)) {
-                    ArrayList<Person> people = mN.extras.getParcelableArrayList(EXTRA_PEOPLE_LIST, android.app.Person.class);
-                    mPersonList.addAll(people);
+                    ArrayList<Person> people = mN.extras.getParcelableArrayList(EXTRA_PEOPLE_LIST,
+                            android.app.Person.class);
+                    if (people != null && !people.isEmpty()) {
+                        mPersonList.addAll(people);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (mN.getSmallIcon() == null && mN.icon != 0) {
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/NotificationTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/NotificationTest.java
index 4548730fc4876..34d669bb5ebd2 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/NotificationTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/NotificationTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_LARGE_ICON_BIG;
 import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_MEDIA_REMOTE_INTENT;
 import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_MEDIA_SESSION;
 import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_MESSAGING_PERSON;
+import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_PEOPLE_LIST;
 import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_PICTURE;
 import static android.app.Notification.EXTRA_PICTURE_ICON;
 import static android.app.Notification.MessagingStyle.Message.KEY_DATA_URI;
@@ -816,6 +817,23 @@ public class NotificationTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRecoverBuilder_nullExtraPeopleList_noCrash() {
+        Bundle extras = new Bundle();
+        extras.putParcelable(EXTRA_PEOPLE_LIST, null);
+
+        Notification n = new Notification.Builder(mContext, "test")
+                .setSmallIcon(0)
+                .addExtras(extras)
+                .build();
+        Bundle fakeTypes = new Bundle();
+        fakeTypes.putParcelable(EXTRA_BUILDER_APPLICATION_INFO, new Bundle());
+
+        Notification.Builder.recoverBuilder(mContext, n);
+
+        // no crash, good
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testVisitUris_invalidExtra_noCrash() {
         Notification n = new Notification.Builder(mContext, "test")