diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
index e73c70b29b74f..efb4ff008b237 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
 
+        <activity android:name="com.android.systemui.bubbles.BubblesTestActivity"
+            android:allowEmbedded="true"
+            android:documentLaunchMode="always"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:resizeableActivity="true" />
+
         <provider
             android:name="androidx.lifecycle.ProcessLifecycleOwnerInitializer"
             tools:replace="android:authorities"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubblesTestActivity.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubblesTestActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ea472da910f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubblesTestActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.bubbles;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+import com.android.systemui.R;
+
+/**
+ * Referenced by NotificationTestHelper#makeBubbleMetadata
+ */
+public class BubblesTestActivity extends Activity {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.main);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationTestHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationTestHelper.java
index 0b24c2169ea1d..a2c880a5bf9b2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationTestHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationTestHelper.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
 import com.android.systemui.R;
+import com.android.systemui.bubbles.BubblesTestActivity;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.collection.NotificationEntry;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ExpandableNotificationRow;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.NotificationInflater.InflationFlag;
@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@ public class NotificationTestHelper {
     }
 
     private Notification.BubbleMetadata makeBubbleMetadata() {
-        PendingIntent bubbleIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(mContext, 0, new Intent(), 0);
+        Intent target = new Intent(mContext, BubblesTestActivity.class);
+        PendingIntent bubbleIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(mContext, 0, target, 0);
         return new Notification.BubbleMetadata.Builder()
                 .setIntent(bubbleIntent)
                 .setTitle("bubble title")