diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
index 91e2d88ad7cb5..4376d225e676d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ public class ActivityManager {
      */
     public static final int BROADCAST_FAILED_USER_STOPPED = -2;
 
+    /**
+     * Type for IActivityManaqer.getIntentSender: this PendingIntent type is unknown.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final int INTENT_SENDER_UNKNOWN = 0;
+
     /**
      * Type for IActivityManaqer.getIntentSender: this PendingIntent is
      * for a sendBroadcast operation.
@@ -4860,12 +4866,12 @@ public class ActivityManager {
      */
     public static final class PendingIntentInfo implements Parcelable {
 
-        private final String mCreatorPackage;
+        @Nullable private final String mCreatorPackage;
         private final int mCreatorUid;
         private final boolean mImmutable;
         private final int mIntentSenderType;
 
-        public PendingIntentInfo(String creatorPackage, int creatorUid, boolean immutable,
+        public PendingIntentInfo(@Nullable String creatorPackage, int creatorUid, boolean immutable,
                 int intentSenderType) {
             mCreatorPackage = creatorPackage;
             mCreatorUid = creatorUid;
@@ -4873,6 +4879,7 @@ public class ActivityManager {
             mIntentSenderType = intentSenderType;
         }
 
+        @Nullable
         public String getCreatorPackage() {
             return mCreatorPackage;
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index ca9acdc9743e2..4fd5e22405cff 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -5009,7 +5009,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                     (res.key.flags & PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE) != 0,
                     res.key.type);
         } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+            return new PendingIntentInfo(null, -1, false, ActivityManager.INTENT_SENDER_UNKNOWN);
         }
     }