diff --git a/core/java/android/service/voice/IVoiceInteractionSessionService.aidl b/core/java/android/service/voice/IVoiceInteractionSessionService.aidl
index 7f8158f433be2..dc0718a13fbc9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/voice/IVoiceInteractionSessionService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/service/voice/IVoiceInteractionSessionService.aidl
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package android.service.voice;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
-import android.service.voice.IVoiceInteractionSession;
-
 /**
  * @hide
  */
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionSessionService.java b/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionSessionService.java
index 424ff9def41c4..8300343d03b69 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionSessionService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionSessionService.java
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.DeadObjectException;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.util.Log;
+
 import com.android.internal.app.IVoiceInteractionManagerService;
 import com.android.internal.os.HandlerCaller;
 import com.android.internal.os.SomeArgs;
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ import java.io.PrintWriter;
  */
 public abstract class VoiceInteractionSessionService extends Service {
 
+    private static final String TAG = "VoiceInteractionSession";
+
     static final int MSG_NEW_SESSION = 1;
 
     IVoiceInteractionManagerService mSystemService;
@@ -120,10 +125,22 @@ public abstract class VoiceInteractionSessionService extends Service {
             mSession = null;
         }
         mSession = onNewSession(args);
-        try {
-            mSystemService.deliverNewSession(token, mSession.mSession, mSession.mInteractor);
+        if (deliverSession(token)) {
             mSession.doCreate(mSystemService, token);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        } else {
+            // TODO(b/178777121): Add an onError() method to let the application know what happened.
+            mSession.doDestroy();
+            mSession = null;
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean deliverSession(IBinder token) {
+        try {
+            return mSystemService.deliverNewSession(token, mSession.mSession, mSession.mInteractor);
+        } catch (DeadObjectException ignored) {
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to deliver session: " + e);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }