diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 01b3326d2154a..f1fe30a840019 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
 import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.LENIENT_IP_ADDRESS_VALIDATOR;
 import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.LOCALE_VALIDATOR;
 import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR;
+import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
 import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.PACKAGE_NAME_VALIDATOR;
 import static android.provider.SettingsValidators.URI_VALIDATOR;
 
@@ -5460,7 +5461,8 @@ public final class Settings {
         @TestApi
         public static final String AUTOFILL_SERVICE = "autofill_service";
 
-        private static final Validator AUTOFILL_SERVICE_VALIDATOR = COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
+        private static final Validator AUTOFILL_SERVICE_VALIDATOR =
+                NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
 
         /**
          * Boolean indicating if Autofill supports field classification.
@@ -5958,7 +5960,7 @@ public final class Settings {
                 "accessibility_shortcut_target_service";
 
         private static final Validator ACCESSIBILITY_SHORTCUT_TARGET_SERVICE_VALIDATOR =
-                COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
+                NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR;
 
         /**
          * Setting specifying the accessibility service or feature to be toggled via the
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/SettingsValidators.java b/core/java/android/provider/SettingsValidators.java
index b53b0f0a2fbc9..25e77867b757f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/SettingsValidators.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/SettingsValidators.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public class SettingsValidators {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Does not allow a setting to have a null {@link ComponentName}. Use {@link
+     * SettingsValidators#NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR} instead if a setting can have a
+     * nullable {@link ComponentName}.
+     */
     public static final Validator COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR = new Validator() {
         @Override
         public boolean validate(@Nullable String value) {
@@ -84,6 +89,16 @@ public class SettingsValidators {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Allows a setting to have a null {@link ComponentName}.
+     */
+    public static final Validator NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR = new Validator() {
+        @Override
+        public boolean validate(@Nullable String value) {
+            return value == null || COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR.validate(value);
+        }
+    };
+
     public static final Validator PACKAGE_NAME_VALIDATOR = new Validator() {
         @Override
         public boolean validate(@Nullable String value) {
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsValidatorsTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsValidatorsTest.java
index 50f24d34057b3..8909293741590 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsValidatorsTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsValidatorsTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ public class SettingsValidatorsTest {
         assertFalse(SettingsValidators.LENIENT_IP_ADDRESS_VALIDATOR.validate(null));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testNullableComponentNameValidator_onValidComponentName_returnsTrue() {
+        assertTrue(SettingsValidators.NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR.validate(
+                "android/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNullableComponentNameValidator_onInvalidComponentName_returnsFalse() {
+        assertFalse(SettingsValidators.NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR.validate(
+                "rectangle"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNullableComponentNameValidator_onNullValue_returnsTrue() {
+        assertTrue(SettingsValidators.NULLABLE_COMPONENT_NAME_VALIDATOR.validate(null));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testLocaleValidator() {
         assertTrue(SettingsValidators.LOCALE_VALIDATOR.validate("en_US"));