diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 79d2307c76483..6ec0ba11517d0 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -5396,6 +5396,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends IDevicePolicyManager.Stub {
         }
         synchronized (this) {
             enforceCanSetDeviceOwnerLocked(userId);
+            if (getActiveAdminUncheckedLocked(admin, userId) == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not active admin: " + admin);
+            }
 
             // Shutting down backup manager service permanently.
             long ident = mInjector.binderClearCallingIdentity();
@@ -5571,6 +5574,11 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends IDevicePolicyManager.Stub {
         }
         synchronized (this) {
             enforceCanSetProfileOwnerLocked(userHandle);
+
+            if (getActiveAdminUncheckedLocked(who, userHandle) == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not active admin: " + who);
+            }
+
             mOwners.setProfileOwner(who, ownerName, userHandle);
             mOwners.writeProfileOwner(userHandle);
             return true;
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerTest.java
index b23ad50ee2fcf..6d168b0abb5a3 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerTest.java
@@ -1668,7 +1668,12 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerTest extends DpmTestBase {
         // that the test user is not affiliated anymore.
         dpm.clearProfileOwner(admin2);
         final ComponentName admin = new ComponentName("test", "test");
-        markPackageAsInstalled(admin.getPackageName(), null, DpmMockContext.CALLER_USER_HANDLE);
+
+        setUpPackageManagerForFakeAdmin(admin, DpmMockContext.CALLER_UID,
+                /* enabledSetting =*/ PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED,
+                /* appTargetSdk = */ null, admin2);
+
+        dpm.setActiveAdmin(admin, /* refreshing =*/ true, DpmMockContext.CALLER_USER_HANDLE);
         assertTrue(dpm.setProfileOwner(admin, "owner-name", DpmMockContext.CALLER_USER_HANDLE));
         assertFalse(dpm.isAffiliatedUser());
 
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DpmTestBase.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DpmTestBase.java
index 53ca45dde5aec..ca436442d75a4 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DpmTestBase.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DpmTestBase.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.server.devicepolicy;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -96,12 +97,26 @@ public abstract class DpmTestBase extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     protected void setUpPackageManagerForAdmin(ComponentName admin, int packageUid,
             Integer enabledSetting, Integer appTargetSdk) throws Exception {
+        setUpPackageManagerForFakeAdmin(admin, packageUid, enabledSetting, appTargetSdk,
+                admin);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set up a component in the mock package manager to be an active admin.
+     *
+     * @param admin ComponentName that's visible to the test code, which doesn't have to exist.
+     * @param copyFromAdmin package information for {@code admin} will be built based on this
+     *    component's information.
+     */
+    protected void setUpPackageManagerForFakeAdmin(ComponentName admin, int packageUid,
+            Integer enabledSetting, Integer appTargetSdk, ComponentName copyFromAdmin)
+            throws Exception {
 
         // Set up getApplicationInfo().
 
         final ApplicationInfo ai = DpmTestUtils.cloneParcelable(
                 mRealTestContext.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(
-                        admin.getPackageName(),
+                        copyFromAdmin.getPackageName(),
                         PackageManager.GET_DISABLED_UNTIL_USED_COMPONENTS));
 
         ai.enabledSetting = enabledSetting == null
@@ -111,6 +126,8 @@ public abstract class DpmTestBase extends AndroidTestCase {
             ai.targetSdkVersion = appTargetSdk;
         }
         ai.uid = packageUid;
+        ai.packageName = admin.getPackageName();
+        ai.name = admin.getClassName();
 
         doReturn(ai).when(mMockContext.ipackageManager).getApplicationInfo(
                 eq(admin.getPackageName()),
@@ -120,7 +137,7 @@ public abstract class DpmTestBase extends AndroidTestCase {
         // Set up queryBroadcastReceivers().
 
         final Intent resolveIntent = new Intent();
-        resolveIntent.setComponent(admin);
+        resolveIntent.setComponent(copyFromAdmin);
         final List<ResolveInfo> realResolveInfo =
                 mRealTestContext.getPackageManager().queryBroadcastReceivers(
                         resolveIntent,
@@ -132,7 +149,10 @@ public abstract class DpmTestBase extends AndroidTestCase {
         realResolveInfo.set(0, DpmTestUtils.cloneParcelable(realResolveInfo.get(0)));
 
         // We need to rewrite the UID in the activity info.
-        realResolveInfo.get(0).activityInfo.applicationInfo = ai;
+        final ActivityInfo aci = realResolveInfo.get(0).activityInfo;
+        aci.applicationInfo = ai;
+        aci.packageName = admin.getPackageName();
+        aci.name = admin.getClassName();
 
         doReturn(realResolveInfo).when(mMockContext.packageManager).queryBroadcastReceiversAsUser(
                 MockUtils.checkIntentComponent(admin),