diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp b/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
index 480ec79..deba724 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/ServiceManager.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 status_t ServiceManager::addService(const String16& name, const sp<IBinder>& service,
                                 bool /*allowIsolated*/,
                                 int /*dumpsysFlags*/) {
+    if (service == nullptr) {
+        return UNEXPECTED_NULL;
+    }
     mNameToService[name] = service;
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
diff --git a/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp b/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
index 71e5abe..4ddbe0c 100644
--- a/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
+++ b/libs/fakeservicemanager/test_sm.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
         IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), OK);
 }
 
+TEST(AddService, SadNullBinder) {
+    auto sm = new ServiceManager();
+    EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), nullptr, false /*allowIsolated*/,
+        IServiceManager::DUMP_FLAG_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), android::UNEXPECTED_NULL);
+}
+
 TEST(AddService, HappyOverExistingService) {
     auto sm = new ServiceManager();
     EXPECT_EQ(sm->addService(String16("foo"), getBinder(), false /*allowIsolated*/,