diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
index 575194b..b3f067a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 import com.android.settings.applications.LayoutPreference;
 import com.android.settings.core.InstrumentedFragment;
+import com.android.settings.core.instrumentation.Instrumentable;
 import com.android.settings.core.instrumentation.InstrumentedDialogFragment;
 import com.android.settingslib.HelpUtils;
 
@@ -626,6 +627,9 @@
 
         @Override
         public int getMetricsCategory() {
+            if (mDialogCreatable == null) {
+                return Instrumentable.METRICS_CATEGORY_UNKNOWN;
+            }
             final int metricsCategory = mDialogCreatable.getDialogMetricsCategory(mDialogId);
             if (metricsCategory <= 0) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Dialog must provide a metrics category");
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/Instrumentable.java b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/Instrumentable.java
index bd0bdf4..e48dbd7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/Instrumentable.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/Instrumentable.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 public interface Instrumentable {
 
+    int METRICS_CATEGORY_UNKNOWN = 0;
+
     /**
      * Instrumented name for a view as defined in
      * {@link com.android.internal.logging.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent}.
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/VisibilityLoggerMixin.java b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/VisibilityLoggerMixin.java
index 101dccd..54183a2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/VisibilityLoggerMixin.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/VisibilityLoggerMixin.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import com.android.settings.core.lifecycle.events.OnResume;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
 
+import static com.android.settings.core.instrumentation.Instrumentable.METRICS_CATEGORY_UNKNOWN;
+
 /**
  * Logs visibility change of a fragment.
  */
@@ -50,14 +52,14 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
-        if (mMetricsFeature != null) {
+        if (mMetricsFeature != null && mMetricsCategory != METRICS_CATEGORY_UNKNOWN) {
             mMetricsFeature.visible(null /* context */, mMetricsCategory);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onPause() {
-        if (mMetricsFeature != null) {
+        if (mMetricsFeature != null && mMetricsCategory != METRICS_CATEGORY_UNKNOWN) {
             mMetricsFeature.hidden(null /* context */, mMetricsCategory);
         }
     }