diff --git a/frameworks/ans/src/notification_request.cpp b/frameworks/ans/src/notification_request.cpp
index 557b80cb6df74aacb3ea7220ce81f937451752e3..775cd33aa54f43bc2e4f5286476d44fd61e159e0 100644
--- a/frameworks/ans/src/notification_request.cpp
+++ b/frameworks/ans/src/notification_request.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ int64_t NotificationRequest::GetArchiveDeadLine() const
 void NotificationRequest::SetLittleIcon(const std::shared_ptr<Media::PixelMap> &littleIcon)
 {
     littleIcon_ = littleIcon;
-    Media::ImageInfo outImageInfo;
-    littleIcon->GetImageInfo(outImageInfo);
-    littleIconType_ = outImageInfo.encodedFormat;
+    if (littleIcon != nullptr) {
+        Media::ImageInfo outImageInfo;
+        littleIcon->GetImageInfo(outImageInfo);
+        littleIconType_ = outImageInfo.encodedFormat;
+    }
 }
 
 const std::shared_ptr<Media::PixelMap> NotificationRequest::GetLittleIcon() const