diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index ed81918a63f41..f0bcf2ba2e2e4 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -13465,7 +13465,7 @@ package android.credentials {
     ctor public CreateCredentialException(@NonNull String);
     method @NonNull public String getType();
     field @NonNull public static final String TYPE_INTERRUPTED = "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_INTERRUPTED";
-    field @NonNull public static final String TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL = "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL";
+    field @NonNull public static final String TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS = "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS";
     field @NonNull public static final String TYPE_UNKNOWN = "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_UNKNOWN";
     field @NonNull public static final String TYPE_USER_CANCELED = "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_USER_CANCELED";
   }
@@ -40242,6 +40242,7 @@ package android.service.credentials {
   }
 
   public final class BeginCreateCredentialResponse implements android.os.Parcelable {
+    ctor public BeginCreateCredentialResponse();
     method public int describeContents();
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.service.credentials.CreateEntry> getCreateEntries();
     method @Nullable public android.service.credentials.CreateEntry getRemoteCreateEntry();
@@ -40283,6 +40284,7 @@ package android.service.credentials {
   }
 
   public final class BeginGetCredentialResponse implements android.os.Parcelable {
+    ctor public BeginGetCredentialResponse();
     method public int describeContents();
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.service.credentials.Action> getActions();
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.service.credentials.Action> getAuthenticationActions();
diff --git a/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialException.java b/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialException.java
index 84cc9a84b23c6..c3440043a4c04 100644
--- a/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialException.java
+++ b/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialException.java
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public class CreateCredentialException extends Exception {
             "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_UNKNOWN";
 
     /**
-     * The error type value for when no credential is available for the given {@link
-     * CredentialManager#createCredential(CreateCredentialRequest, Activity,
+     * The error type value for when no create options are available from any provider(s),
+     * for the given {@link CredentialManager#createCredential(CreateCredentialRequest, Activity,
      * CancellationSignal, Executor, OutcomeReceiver)} request.
      */
     @NonNull
-    public static final String TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL =
-            "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL";
+    public static final String TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS =
+            "android.credentials.CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS";
     /**
      * The error type value for when the user intentionally cancelled the request.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginCreateCredentialResponse.java b/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginCreateCredentialResponse.java
index 8ca3a1a2ec992..f0f954dda1827 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginCreateCredentialResponse.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginCreateCredentialResponse.java
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ public final class BeginCreateCredentialResponse implements Parcelable {
     private final @NonNull List<CreateEntry> mCreateEntries;
     private final @Nullable CreateEntry mRemoteCreateEntry;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty response instance, to be used when there are no {@link CreateEntry}
+     * to return.
+     */
+    public BeginCreateCredentialResponse() {
+        this(/*createEntries=*/new ArrayList<>(), /*remoteCreateEntry=*/null);
+    }
+
     private BeginCreateCredentialResponse(@NonNull Parcel in) {
         List<CreateEntry> createEntries = new ArrayList<>();
         in.readTypedList(createEntries, CreateEntry.CREATOR);
@@ -137,13 +145,8 @@ public final class BeginCreateCredentialResponse implements Parcelable {
 
         /**
          * Builds a new instance of {@link BeginCreateCredentialResponse}.
-         *
-         * @throws NullPointerException If {@code createEntries} is null.
-         * @throws IllegalArgumentException If {@code createEntries} is empty.
          */
         public @NonNull BeginCreateCredentialResponse build() {
-            Preconditions.checkCollectionNotEmpty(mCreateEntries, "createEntries must "
-                    + "not be null, or empty");
             return new BeginCreateCredentialResponse(mCreateEntries, mRemoteCreateEntry);
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginGetCredentialResponse.java b/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginGetCredentialResponse.java
index 0f64c63d56fb9..3652742d4ff4d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginGetCredentialResponse.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/credentials/BeginGetCredentialResponse.java
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ public final class BeginGetCredentialResponse implements Parcelable {
     /** Remote credential entry to get the response from a different device. */
     private final @Nullable CredentialEntry mRemoteCredentialEntry;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty response instance, to be used when there are no {@link CredentialEntry},
+     * or {@link Action} to return.
+     */
+    public BeginGetCredentialResponse() {
+        this(/*credentialEntries=*/new ArrayList<>(),
+                /*authenticationActions=*/new ArrayList<>(),
+                /*actions=*/new ArrayList<>(),
+                /*remoteCredentialEntry=*/null);
+    }
+
     private BeginGetCredentialResponse(@NonNull List<CredentialEntry> credentialEntries,
             @NonNull List<Action> authenticationEntries, @NonNull List<Action> actions,
             @Nullable CredentialEntry remoteCredentialEntry) {
@@ -243,16 +254,8 @@ public final class BeginGetCredentialResponse implements Parcelable {
 
         /**
          * Builds a {@link BeginGetCredentialResponse} instance.
-         *
-         * @throws IllegalStateException if {@code credentialEntries}, {@code actions}
-         *                               and {@code remoteCredentialEntry} are all null or empty.
          */
         public @NonNull BeginGetCredentialResponse build() {
-            if (mCredentialEntries.isEmpty() && mActions.isEmpty()
-                    && mRemoteCredentialEntry == null && mAuthenticationEntries.isEmpty()) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("must set either an authentication, "
-                        + "credential, action or remote entry");
-            }
             return new BeginGetCredentialResponse(mCredentialEntries, mAuthenticationEntries,
                     mActions, mRemoteCredentialEntry);
         }
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CreateRequestSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CreateRequestSession.java
index 2345e3f5a3f00..c8518c5587a8f 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CreateRequestSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CreateRequestSession.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class CreateRequestSession extends RequestSession<CreateCredentialR
         if (response != null) {
             respondToClientWithResponseAndFinish(response);
         } else {
-            respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL,
+            respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS,
                     "Invalid response");
         }
     }
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ public final class CreateRequestSession extends RequestSession<CreateCredentialR
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onUiSelectorInvocationFailure() {
+        respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS,
+                "No create options available.");
+    }
+
     private void respondToClientWithResponseAndFinish(CreateCredentialResponse response) {
         Log.i(TAG, "respondToClientWithResponseAndFinish");
         if (isSessionCancelled()) {
@@ -166,8 +172,8 @@ public final class CreateRequestSession extends RequestSession<CreateCredentialR
                 Log.i(TAG, "in onProviderStatusChanged - isUiInvocationNeeded");
                 getProviderDataAndInitiateUi();
             } else {
-                respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL,
-                        "No credentials available");
+                respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS,
+                        "No create options available.");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerService.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerService.java
index 685723910edff..edffad299e0f4 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerService.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerService.java
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ public final class CredentialManagerService
             if (providerSessions.isEmpty()) {
                 try {
                     callback.onError(
-                            CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL,
-                            "No credentials available on this device.");
+                            CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS,
+                            "No create options available.");
                 } catch (RemoteException e) {
                     Log.i(
                             TAG,
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerUi.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerUi.java
index 797601a51c5af..a6f6a830056f4 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerUi.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/CredentialManagerUi.java
@@ -56,19 +56,29 @@ public class CredentialManagerUi {
     };
 
     private void handleUiResult(int resultCode, Bundle resultData) {
-        if (resultCode == UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_DIALOG_COMPLETE_WITH_SELECTION) {
-            UserSelectionDialogResult selection = UserSelectionDialogResult
-                    .fromResultData(resultData);
-            if (selection != null) {
-                mCallbacks.onUiSelection(selection);
-            } else {
-                Slog.i(TAG, "No selection found in UI result");
-            }
-        } else if (resultCode == UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_DIALOG_USER_CANCELED) {
-            mCallbacks.onUiCancellation(/* isUserCancellation= */ true);
-        } else if (resultCode
-                == UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_CANCELED_AND_LAUNCHED_SETTINGS) {
-            mCallbacks.onUiCancellation(/* isUserCancellation= */ false);
+        switch (resultCode) {
+            case UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_DIALOG_COMPLETE_WITH_SELECTION:
+                UserSelectionDialogResult selection = UserSelectionDialogResult
+                        .fromResultData(resultData);
+                if (selection != null) {
+                    mCallbacks.onUiSelection(selection);
+                } else {
+                    Slog.i(TAG, "No selection found in UI result");
+                }
+                break;
+            case UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_DIALOG_USER_CANCELED:
+                mCallbacks.onUiCancellation(/* isUserCancellation= */ true);
+                break;
+            case UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_CANCELED_AND_LAUNCHED_SETTINGS:
+                mCallbacks.onUiCancellation(/* isUserCancellation= */ false);
+                break;
+            case UserSelectionDialogResult.RESULT_CODE_DATA_PARSING_FAILURE:
+                mCallbacks.onUiSelectorInvocationFailure();
+                break;
+            default:
+                Slog.i(TAG, "Unknown error code returned from the UI");
+                mCallbacks.onUiSelectorInvocationFailure();
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,6 +90,9 @@ public class CredentialManagerUi {
         void onUiSelection(UserSelectionDialogResult selection);
         /** Called when the UI is canceled without a successful provider result. */
         void onUiCancellation(boolean isUserCancellation);
+
+        /** Called when the selector UI fails to come up (mostly due to parsing issue today). */
+        void onUiSelectorInvocationFailure();
     }
     public CredentialManagerUi(Context context, int userId,
             CredentialManagerUiCallback callbacks) {
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/GetRequestSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/GetRequestSession.java
index e732c23ca2d90..332499911f9c2 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/GetRequestSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/GetRequestSession.java
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ public final class GetRequestSession extends RequestSession<GetCredentialRequest
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onUiSelectorInvocationFailure() {
+        respondToClientWithErrorAndFinish(GetCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL,
+                    "No credentials to show on the selector.");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onProviderStatusChanged(ProviderSession.Status status,
             ComponentName componentName) {
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderCreateSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderCreateSession.java
index 20e358c8f6176..009f5052fd565 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderCreateSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderCreateSession.java
@@ -168,7 +168,16 @@ public final class ProviderCreateSession extends ProviderSession<
     private void onUpdateResponse(BeginCreateCredentialResponse response) {
         Log.i(TAG, "updateResponse with save entries");
         mProviderResponse = response;
-        updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.SAVE_ENTRIES_RECEIVED);
+        if (isEmptyResponse(response)) {
+            updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.EMPTY_RESPONSE);
+        } else {
+            updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.SAVE_ENTRIES_RECEIVED);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isEmptyResponse(BeginCreateCredentialResponse response) {
+        return (response.getCreateEntries() == null || response.getCreateEntries().isEmpty())
+                && response.getRemoteCreateEntry() == null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -294,7 +303,7 @@ public final class ProviderCreateSession extends ProviderSession<
             ProviderPendingIntentResponse pendingIntentResponse) {
         if (pendingIntentResponse == null) {
             Log.i(TAG, "pendingIntentResponse is null");
-            return new CreateCredentialException(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL);
+            return new CreateCredentialException(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS);
         }
         if (PendingIntentResultHandler.isValidResponse(pendingIntentResponse)) {
             CreateCredentialException exception = PendingIntentResultHandler
@@ -306,7 +315,7 @@ public final class ProviderCreateSession extends ProviderSession<
         } else if (PendingIntentResultHandler.isCancelledResponse(pendingIntentResponse)) {
             return new CreateCredentialException(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_USER_CANCELED);
         } else {
-            return new CreateCredentialException(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREDENTIAL);
+            return new CreateCredentialException(CreateCredentialException.TYPE_NO_CREATE_OPTIONS);
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderGetSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderGetSession.java
index 9fba95bfdd340..01edd3af1eb38 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderGetSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderGetSession.java
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ public final class ProviderGetSession extends ProviderSession<BeginGetCredential
         Log.i(TAG, "Unable to create provider session");
         return null;
     }
-
     private static BeginGetCredentialRequest constructQueryPhaseRequest(
             android.credentials.GetCredentialRequest filteredRequest,
             CallingAppInfo callingAppInfo,
@@ -445,7 +444,22 @@ public final class ProviderGetSession extends ProviderSession<BeginGetCredential
     /** Updates the response being maintained in state by this provider session. */
     private void onUpdateResponse(BeginGetCredentialResponse response) {
         mProviderResponse = response;
-        updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.CREDENTIALS_RECEIVED);
+        if (isEmptyResponse(response)) {
+            updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.EMPTY_RESPONSE);
+        } else {
+            updateStatusAndInvokeCallback(Status.CREDENTIALS_RECEIVED);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isEmptyResponse(BeginGetCredentialResponse response) {
+        if ((response.getCredentialEntries() == null || response.getCredentialEntries().isEmpty())
+                && (response.getAuthenticationActions() == null || response
+                .getAuthenticationActions().isEmpty())
+                && (response.getActions() == null || response.getActions().isEmpty())
+                && response.getRemoteCredentialEntry() == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     private void onUpdateEmptyResponse() {
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderSession.java
index 1ae0f3c0d2f35..1aec9340e3322 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/ProviderSession.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class ProviderSession<T, R>
         PENDING_INTENT_INVOKED,
         CREDENTIAL_RECEIVED_FROM_SELECTION,
         SAVE_ENTRIES_RECEIVED, CANCELED,
-        NO_CREDENTIALS, COMPLETE
+        NO_CREDENTIALS, EMPTY_RESPONSE, COMPLETE
     }
 
     /** Converts exception to a provider session status. */
diff --git a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/RequestSession.java b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/RequestSession.java
index 9f1bd8f69ddec..fdd0e81db9d93 100644
--- a/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/RequestSession.java
+++ b/services/credentials/java/com/android/server/credentials/RequestSession.java
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ abstract class RequestSession<T, U> implements CredentialManagerUi.CredentialMan
         finishSession(/*propagateCancellation=*/false);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onUiSelectorInvocationFailure() {
+        Log.i(TAG, "onUiSelectorInvocationFailure");
+    }
+
     protected void finishSession(boolean propagateCancellation) {
         Log.i(TAG, "finishing session");
         if (propagateCancellation) {