diff --git a/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java b/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
index e5ef62b16dfde545274d56941a0494be9a984822..feef0497c152bc3bf1afef6c527abf66a24ed6ce 100644
--- a/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.IInterface;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.internal.R;
@@ -173,10 +174,15 @@ public class SharedConnectivityManager {
                     R.string.config_sharedConnectivityServicePackage);
             String serviceIntentAction = resources.getString(
                     R.string.config_sharedConnectivityServiceIntentAction);
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(servicePackageName) || TextUtils.isEmpty(serviceIntentAction)) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "To support shared connectivity service on this device, the"
+                        + " service's package name and intent action strings must not be empty");
+                return null;
+            }
             return new SharedConnectivityManager(context, servicePackageName, serviceIntentAction);
         } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "To support shared connectivity service on this device, the service's"
-                    + " package name and intent action string must be defined");
+                    + " package name and intent action strings must be defined");
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManagerTest.java b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManagerTest.java
index b585bd5cfd7b2209e65f65cb5e61a5a893826eec..a03a6c2fc6736fa3674e80a3b6c63101e79bc668 100644
--- a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ public class SharedConnectivityManagerTest {
         assertThat(SharedConnectivityManager.create(mContext)).isNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void resourceStringsAreEmpty_createShouldReturnNull() {
+        when(mResources.getString(anyInt())).thenReturn("");
+
+        assertThat(SharedConnectivityManager.create(mContext)).isNull();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void bindingToServiceOnFirstCallbackRegistration() {
         SharedConnectivityManager manager = SharedConnectivityManager.create(mContext);