diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/PrintSpooler/res/values/strings.xml
index 2836adb9830ee..13429452022bd 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
     <!-- Description of printer info icon. [CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="printer_info_desc">More information about this printer</string>
 
+    <!-- Notification that we could not create a file name for the printed PDF. [CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
+    <string name="could_not_create_file">Could not create file</string>
+
     <!-- Notification that print services as disabled. [CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="print_services_disabled_toast">Some print services are disabled</string>
 
diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/PrintActivity.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/PrintActivity.java
index cc0b4ca46d481..8b1fd08d40fd6 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/PrintActivity.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/PrintActivity.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.Spinner;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import android.widget.Toast;
 import com.android.internal.logging.MetricsLogger;
 import com.android.printspooler.R;
 import com.android.printspooler.model.MutexFileProvider;
@@ -658,7 +659,15 @@ public class PrintActivity extends Activity implements RemotePrintDocument.Updat
         intent.setType("application/pdf");
         intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, info.getName());
         intent.putExtra(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_PACKAGE_NAME, mCallingPackageName);
-        startActivityForResult(intent, ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CREATE_FILE);
+
+        try {
+            startActivityForResult(intent, ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CREATE_FILE);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Could not create file", e);
+            Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.could_not_create_file),
+                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            onStartCreateDocumentActivityResult(RESULT_CANCELED, null);
+        }
     }
 
     private void onStartCreateDocumentActivityResult(int resultCode, Intent data) {