diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 8e380360f8487..fef18c0dc9bec 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -23378,7 +23378,7 @@ package android.mtp {
     method public boolean importFile(int, java.lang.String);
     method public boolean importFile(int, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public boolean open(android.hardware.usb.UsbDeviceConnection);
-    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal);
+    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public boolean sendObject(int, long, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo sendObjectInfo(android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo);
   }
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 672f63cae193c..8cbff332d18e8 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -25114,7 +25114,7 @@ package android.mtp {
     method public boolean importFile(int, java.lang.String);
     method public boolean importFile(int, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public boolean open(android.hardware.usb.UsbDeviceConnection);
-    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal);
+    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public boolean sendObject(int, long, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo sendObjectInfo(android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo);
   }
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 61d57219d3bd7..a5fbbf8b2b488 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -23446,7 +23446,7 @@ package android.mtp {
     method public boolean importFile(int, java.lang.String);
     method public boolean importFile(int, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public boolean open(android.hardware.usb.UsbDeviceConnection);
-    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal);
+    method public android.mtp.MtpEvent readEvent(android.os.CancellationSignal) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public boolean sendObject(int, long, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor);
     method public android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo sendObjectInfo(android.mtp.MtpObjectInfo);
   }
diff --git a/media/java/android/mtp/MtpDevice.java b/media/java/android/mtp/MtpDevice.java
index d0ef37c77055c..58681d0da42a5 100644
--- a/media/java/android/mtp/MtpDevice.java
+++ b/media/java/android/mtp/MtpDevice.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package android.mtp;
 
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice;
 import android.hardware.usb.UsbDeviceConnection;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
@@ -329,13 +331,11 @@ public final class MtpDevice {
      *
      * @param signal signal for cancellation
      * @return obtained event
+     * @throws IOException
      */
-    public MtpEvent readEvent(CancellationSignal signal) {
+    public @NonNull MtpEvent readEvent(@Nullable CancellationSignal signal) throws IOException {
         final int handle = native_submit_event_request();
-
-        if (handle < 0) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Other thread is reading an event.");
-        }
+        Preconditions.checkState(handle >= 0, "Other thread is reading an event.");
 
         if (signal != null) {
             signal.setOnCancelListener(new CancellationSignal.OnCancelListener() {
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ public final class MtpDevice {
     private native boolean native_import_file(int objectHandle, int fd);
     private native boolean native_send_object(int objectHandle, long size, int fd);
     private native MtpObjectInfo native_send_object_info(MtpObjectInfo info);
-    private native int native_submit_event_request();
-    private native MtpEvent native_reap_event_request(int handle);
+    private native int native_submit_event_request() throws IOException;
+    private native MtpEvent native_reap_event_request(int handle) throws IOException;
     private native void native_discard_event_request(int handle);
     private native long native_get_object_size_long(int handle, int format) throws IOException;
 }