diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfig.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfig.java
index 3224d31fd0b0c..652bf5a7a67f8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfig.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfig.java
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ public class HdmiCecConfig {
         mStorageAdapter = storageAdapter;
         mProductConfig = productConfig;
         mVendorOverride = vendorOverride;
+        if (mProductConfig == null) {
+            Slog.i(TAG, "CEC master configuration XML missing.");
+        }
+        if (mVendorOverride == null) {
+            Slog.i(TAG, "CEC OEM configuration override XML missing.");
+        }
     }
 
     HdmiCecConfig(@NonNull Context context) {
@@ -164,6 +170,9 @@ public class HdmiCecConfig {
 
     @Nullable
     private Setting getSetting(@NonNull String name) {
+        if (mProductConfig == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         if (mVendorOverride != null) {
             // First read from the vendor override.
             for (Setting setting : mVendorOverride.getSetting()) {
@@ -245,6 +254,9 @@ public class HdmiCecConfig {
      * Returns a list of all settings based on the XML metadata.
      */
     public @CecSettingName List<String> getAllSettings() {
+        if (mProductConfig == null) {
+            return new ArrayList<String>();
+        }
         List<String> allSettings = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (Setting setting : mProductConfig.getSetting()) {
             allSettings.add(setting.getName());
@@ -256,6 +268,9 @@ public class HdmiCecConfig {
      * Returns a list of user-modifiable settings based on the XML metadata.
      */
     public @CecSettingName List<String> getUserSettings() {
+        if (mProductConfig == null) {
+            return new ArrayList<String>();
+        }
         Set<String> userSettings = new HashSet<String>();
         // First read from the product config.
         for (Setting setting : mProductConfig.getSetting()) {
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfigTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfigTest.java
index 8fe1f042b120a..a1eb0378a210f 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfigTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecConfigTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
         mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getAllCecSettings_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThat(hdmiCecConfig.getAllSettings()).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getAllCecSettings_Empty() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -100,6 +106,12 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
                                  HdmiControlManager.CEC_SETTING_NAME_SEND_STANDBY_ON_SLEEP);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getUserCecSettings_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThat(hdmiCecConfig.getUserSettings()).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getUserCecSettings_Empty() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -176,6 +188,13 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
                 .containsExactly(HdmiControlManager.CEC_SETTING_NAME_HDMI_CEC_ENABLED);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getAllowedValues_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> hdmiCecConfig.getAllowedValues("foo"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getAllowedValues_InvalidSetting() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -208,6 +227,13 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
                                  HdmiControlManager.SEND_STANDBY_ON_SLEEP_NONE);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getDefaultValue_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> hdmiCecConfig.getDefaultValue("foo"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getDefaultValue_InvalidSetting() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -238,6 +264,13 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
                 .isEqualTo(HdmiControlManager.SEND_STANDBY_ON_SLEEP_TO_TV);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getValue_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> hdmiCecConfig.getValue("foo"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getValue_InvalidSetting() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -298,6 +331,13 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
                         .STANDBY_NOW.name().toLowerCase());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setValue_NoMasterXml() {
+        HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(null, null);
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> hdmiCecConfig.setValue("foo", "bar"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void setValue_InvalidSetting() {
         HdmiCecConfig hdmiCecConfig = createHdmiCecConfig(
@@ -400,7 +440,10 @@ public final class HdmiCecConfigTest {
         CecSettings productConfig = null;
         CecSettings vendorOverride = null;
         try {
-            productConfig = XmlParser.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(productConfigXml.getBytes()));
+            if (productConfigXml != null) {
+                productConfig = XmlParser.read(
+                        new ByteArrayInputStream(productConfigXml.getBytes()));
+            }
             if (vendorOverrideXml != null) {
                 vendorOverride = XmlParser.read(
                         new ByteArrayInputStream(vendorOverrideXml.getBytes()));