diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
index 07dbe52a2c66d..0969ec2269b19 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
@@ -1035,6 +1035,8 @@ public final class BluetoothDevice implements Parcelable {
     /** Address is either resolvable, non-resolvable or static. */
     public static final int ADDRESS_TYPE_RANDOM = 1;
 
+    private static final String NULL_MAC_ADDRESS = "00:00:00:00:00:00";
+
     /**
      * Lazy initialization. Guaranteed final after first object constructed, or
      * getService() called.
@@ -1371,6 +1373,10 @@ public final class BluetoothDevice implements Parcelable {
             Log.w(TAG, "BT not enabled, createBondOutOfBand failed");
             return false;
         }
+        if (NULL_MAC_ADDRESS.equals(mAddress)) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Unable to create bond, invalid address " + mAddress);
+            return false;
+        }
         try {
             return service.createBond(this, transport, remoteP192Data, remoteP256Data);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {