diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
index eacdab6e537da..06a1eeac425d9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManager.kt
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ class MediaDataManager(
             dismissIntent = target
                 .baseAction
                 .extras
-                .getParcelable(EXTRAS_SMARTSPACE_DISMISS_INTENT_KEY) as Intent
+                .getParcelable(EXTRAS_SMARTSPACE_DISMISS_INTENT_KEY) as Intent?
         }
         packageName(target)?.let {
             return SmartspaceMediaData(target.smartspaceTargetId, isActive, true, it,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
index 47c5545ab5874..d864aaeadee3a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaDataManagerTest.kt
@@ -404,6 +404,26 @@ class MediaDataManagerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
             eq(false))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testOnSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded_hasNullIntent_callsListener() {
+        val recommendationExtras = Bundle().apply {
+            putString("package_name", PACKAGE_NAME)
+            putParcelable("dismiss_intent", null)
+        }
+        whenever(mediaSmartspaceBaseAction.extras).thenReturn(recommendationExtras)
+        whenever(mediaSmartspaceTarget.baseAction).thenReturn(mediaSmartspaceBaseAction)
+        whenever(mediaSmartspaceTarget.iconGrid).thenReturn(listOf())
+
+        smartspaceMediaDataProvider.onTargetsAvailable(listOf(mediaSmartspaceTarget))
+
+        verify(listener).onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(
+            eq(KEY_MEDIA_SMARTSPACE),
+            eq(EMPTY_SMARTSPACE_MEDIA_DATA
+                .copy(targetId = KEY_MEDIA_SMARTSPACE, isActive = true,
+                    isValid = false, dismissIntent = null)),
+            eq(false))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testOnSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded_hasNoneMediaTarget_notCallsListener() {
         smartspaceMediaDataProvider.onTargetsAvailable(listOf())