diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
index a161f18b2aab0..a7951b8d5a011 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
@@ -1103,6 +1103,10 @@ public class LockPatternUtils {
      * {@link #CREDENTIAL_TYPE_PASSWORD}
      */
     public @CredentialType int getCredentialTypeForUser(int userHandle) {
+        if (userHandle < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid userHandle: " + userHandle);
+        }
+
         try {
             return getLockSettings().getCredentialType(userHandle);
         } catch (RemoteException re) {
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtilsTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtilsTest.java
index 6167c4b80ceea..d3ce0d88c56d0 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtilsTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtilsTest.java
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ package com.android.internal.widget;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertThrows;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 @SmallTest
 public class LockPatternUtilsTest {
 
+    private static final int INVALID_USER_ID = -1;
+    private final Context mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getContext();
+
     @Test
     public void testUserFrp_isNotRegularUser() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(LockPatternUtils.USER_FRP < 0);
@@ -43,4 +49,10 @@ public class LockPatternUtilsTest {
         assertNotEquals(UserHandle.USER_CURRENT, LockPatternUtils.USER_FRP);
         assertNotEquals(UserHandle.USER_CURRENT_OR_SELF, LockPatternUtils.USER_FRP);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getCredentialTypeForUser_invalidUserId_throwsIllegalArgumentException() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> new LockPatternUtils(mContext).getCredentialTypeForUser(INVALID_USER_ID));
+    }
 }