diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelper.java
index 097cf35831496..00aa1381ace11 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelper.java
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ public class PeopleTileViewHelper {
                 Drawable drawable = resolveImage(imageUri, mContext);
                 Bitmap bitmap = convertDrawableToBitmap(drawable);
                 views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.image, bitmap);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+            } catch (IOException | SecurityException e) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Could not decode image: " + e);
                 // If we couldn't load the image, show text that we have a new image.
                 views.setTextViewText(R.id.text_content, newImageDescription);
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ public class PeopleTileViewHelper {
         return views;
     }
 
-    private Drawable resolveImage(Uri uri, Context context) throws IOException {
+     Drawable resolveImage(Uri uri, Context context) throws IOException {
         final ImageDecoder.Source source =
                 ImageDecoder.createSource(context.getContentResolver(), uri);
         final Drawable drawable =
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelperTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelperTest.java
index b4b459752bc25..e6b960d752157 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelperTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/people/PeopleTileViewHelperTest.java
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ import static com.android.systemui.people.PeopleSpaceUtils.VALID_CONTACT;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.app.people.ConversationStatus;
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -580,6 +585,27 @@ public class PeopleTileViewHelperTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertEquals(result.getSourceLayoutResId(), R.layout.people_tile_suppressed_layout);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateRemoteViewsWithNotificationContent() throws Exception {
+        PeopleTileViewHelper helper = spy(getPeopleTileViewHelper(PERSON_TILE));
+        doReturn(new BitmapDrawable()).when(helper).resolveImage(any(), any());
+        RemoteViews views = helper.getViews();
+        View result = views.apply(mContext, null);
+
+        assertEquals(View.VISIBLE, result.findViewById(R.id.image).getVisibility());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateRemoteViewsWithInvalidNotificationContent() throws Exception {
+        PeopleTileViewHelper helper = spy(getPeopleTileViewHelper(PERSON_TILE));
+        doThrow(SecurityException.class).when(helper).resolveImage(any(), any());
+        RemoteViews views = helper.getViews();
+        View result = views.apply(mContext, null);
+
+        assertEquals(View.GONE, result.findViewById(R.id.image).getVisibility());
+        assertEquals(View.VISIBLE, result.findViewById(R.id.text_content).getVisibility());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testCreateRemoteViewsWithUserQuieted() {
         PeopleSpaceTile tile = PERSON_TILE.toBuilder()