diff --git a/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.cpp b/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.cpp
index 90338ce..f40ac5b 100644
--- a/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.cpp
+++ b/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.cpp
@@ -2782,6 +2782,19 @@
     }
 }
 
+void QCamera3HardwareInterface::notifyError(uint32_t frameNumber,
+        camera3_error_msg_code_t errorCode)
+{
+    camera3_notify_msg_t notify_msg;
+    memset(&notify_msg, 0, sizeof(camera3_notify_msg_t));
+    notify_msg.type = CAMERA3_MSG_ERROR;
+    notify_msg.message.error.error_code = errorCode;
+    notify_msg.message.error.error_stream = NULL;
+    notify_msg.message.error.frame_number = frameNumber;
+    mCallbackOps->notify(mCallbackOps, &notify_msg);
+
+    return;
+}
 /*===========================================================================
  * FUNCTION   : handleMetadataWithLock
  *
@@ -2976,6 +2989,15 @@
                 /* this will be handled in handleInputBufferWithLock */
                 i++;
                 continue;
+            } else if (mBatchSize) {
+
+                mPendingLiveRequest--;
+
+                CameraMetadata dummyMetadata;
+                dummyMetadata.update(ANDROID_REQUEST_ID, &(i->request_id), 1);
+                result.result = dummyMetadata.release();
+
+                notifyError(i->frame_number, CAMERA3_MSG_ERROR_RESULT);
             } else {
                 LOGE("Fatal: Missing metadata buffer for frame number %d", i->frame_number);
                 if (free_and_bufdone_meta_buf) {
diff --git a/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.h b/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.h
index 1d4d254..6c884d5 100644
--- a/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.h
+++ b/QCamera2/HAL3/QCamera3HWI.h
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@
     int32_t startAllChannels();
     int32_t stopAllChannels();
     int32_t notifyErrorForPendingRequests();
+    void notifyError(uint32_t frameNumber,
+            camera3_error_msg_code_t errorCode);
     int32_t getReprocessibleOutputStreamId(uint32_t &id);
     int32_t handleCameraDeviceError();