diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index e1a00b1465767..920056a805b16 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
      * @throws android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException if the given ID
      *         does not exist.
      */
-    @NonNull
+    @Nullable
     public final Drawable getDrawable(@DrawableRes int id) {
         return getResources().getDrawable(id, getTheme());
     }
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java b/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
index d8133824f757b..c58cde006759f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/Resources.java
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ public class Resources {
      * @see #getDrawableForDensity(int, int, Theme)
      * @deprecated Use {@link #getDrawableForDensity(int, int, Theme)} instead.
      */
+    @Nullable
     @Deprecated
     public Drawable getDrawableForDensity(@DrawableRes int id, int density)
             throws NotFoundException {
@@ -864,12 +865,13 @@ public class Resources {
      *            found in {@link DisplayMetrics}. A value of 0 means to use the
      *            density returned from {@link #getConfiguration()}.
      *            This is equivalent to calling {@link #getDrawable(int, Theme)}.
-     * @param theme The theme used to style the drawable attributes, may be {@code null}.
+     * @param theme The theme used to style the drawable attributes, may be {@code null} if the
+     *              drawable cannot be decoded.
      * @return Drawable An object that can be used to draw this resource.
      * @throws NotFoundException Throws NotFoundException if the given ID does
-     *             not exist, or cannot be decoded.
+     *             not exist.
      */
-    @NonNull
+    @Nullable
     public Drawable getDrawableForDensity(@DrawableRes int id, int density, @Nullable Theme theme) {
         final TypedValue value = obtainTempTypedValue();
         try {
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/ResourcesImpl.java b/core/java/android/content/res/ResourcesImpl.java
index 157910a043e90..8c980677fdd0d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/ResourcesImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/ResourcesImpl.java
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public class ResourcesImpl {
         }
     }
 
-    @NonNull
+    @Nullable
     Drawable loadDrawable(@NonNull Resources wrapper, @NonNull TypedValue value, int id,
             int density, @Nullable Resources.Theme theme)
             throws NotFoundException {
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ public class ResourcesImpl {
      *
      * This call will handle closing ais.
      */
+    @Nullable
     private Drawable decodeImageDrawable(@NonNull AssetInputStream ais,
             @NonNull Resources wrapper, @NonNull TypedValue value) {
         ImageDecoder.Source src = new ImageDecoder.AssetInputStreamSource(ais,
@@ -774,8 +775,10 @@ public class ResourcesImpl {
 
     /**
      * Loads a drawable from XML or resources stream.
+     *
+     * @return Drawable, or null if Drawable cannot be decoded.
      */
-    @NonNull
+    @Nullable
     private Drawable loadDrawableForCookie(@NonNull Resources wrapper, @NonNull TypedValue value,
             int id, int density) {
         if (value.string == null) {