diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
index 8cf8a22..25ae5c2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconView.java
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
     public static final int STATE_DOT = 1;
     public static final int STATE_HIDDEN = 2;
 
+    /** Maximum allowed width or height for an icon drawable */
+    private static final int MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 500;
+
     private static final String TAG = "StatusBarIconView";
     private static final Property<StatusBarIconView, Float> ICON_APPEAR_AMOUNT
             = new FloatProperty<StatusBarIconView>("iconAppearAmount") {
@@ -378,6 +381,13 @@
             Log.w(TAG, "No icon for slot " + mSlot + "; " + mIcon.icon);
             return false;
         }
+
+        if (drawable.getIntrinsicWidth() > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE
+                || drawable.getIntrinsicHeight() > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Drawable is too large " + mIcon);
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (withClear) {
             setImageDrawable(null);
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
index 9971e0c..daa805a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarIconViewTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -123,4 +124,13 @@
         assertEquals("Transparent backgrounds should fallback to drawable color",
                 color, mIconView.getStaticDrawableColor());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGiantImageNotAllowed() {
+        Bitmap largeBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(1000, 1000, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+        Icon icon = Icon.createWithBitmap(largeBitmap);
+        StatusBarIcon largeIcon = new StatusBarIcon(UserHandle.ALL, "mockPackage",
+                icon, 0, 0, "");
+        assertFalse(mIconView.set(largeIcon));
+    }
 }
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