diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index ba0bc555eb57c..506dfe09f3fa0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -5606,14 +5606,24 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
 
             final boolean snoozeEnabled = !hideSnoozeButton
                     && mContext.getContentResolver() != null
-                    && (Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                    Settings.Secure.SHOW_NOTIFICATION_SNOOZE, 0) == 1);
+                    && isSnoozeSettingEnabled();
             if (snoozeEnabled) {
                 big.setViewLayoutMarginDimen(R.id.notification_action_list_margin_target,
                         RemoteViews.MARGIN_BOTTOM, 0);
             }
         }
 
+        private boolean isSnoozeSettingEnabled() {
+            try {
+                return Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.Secure.SHOW_NOTIFICATION_SNOOZE, 0) == 1;
+            } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+                // Most 3p apps can't access this snooze setting, so their NotificationListeners
+                // would be unable to create notification views if we propagated this exception.
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         /**
          * Returns the actions that are not contextual.
          */