diff --git a/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaProperties.java b/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaProperties.java
index a2e01f6f7817a..34186e98de025 100755
--- a/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaProperties.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaProperties.java
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ public class MediaProperties {
     public static final int FILE_M4V = 10;
     public static final int FILE_UNSUPPORTED = 255;
 
+    /**
+     * Undefined video codec profiles
+     */
+    public static final int UNDEFINED_VIDEO_PROFILE = 255;
+
     /**
      * The array of the supported file formats
      */
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaVideoItem.java b/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaVideoItem.java
index bbadd621fab98..d35058496b8b4 100755
--- a/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaVideoItem.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/videoeditor/MediaVideoItem.java
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ public class MediaVideoItem extends MediaItem {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Video Codec Format in Input File");
         }
 
+        /* Check if the profile is unsupported. */
+        if (properties.profileAndLevel == MediaProperties.UNDEFINED_VIDEO_PROFILE) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Video Codec Profile in Input File");
+        }
+
         mWidth = properties.width;
         mHeight = properties.height;
         mAspectRatio = mMANativeHelper.getAspectRatio(properties.width,