diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDevice.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDevice.java
index 734f70d84f84..109446d8ed4a 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDevice.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDevice.java
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDevice implements Comparable<CachedBluetoothDevice>
     private final LocalBluetoothAdapter mLocalAdapter;
     private final LocalBluetoothProfileManager mProfileManager;
     private final BluetoothDevice mDevice;
+    //TODO: consider remove, BluetoothDevice.getName() is already cached
     private String mName;
+    // Need this since there is no method for getting RSSI
     private short mRssi;
+    //TODO: consider remove, BluetoothDevice.getBluetoothClass() is already cached
     private BluetoothClass mBtClass;
     private HashMap<LocalBluetoothProfile, Integer> mProfileConnectionState;
 
@@ -394,10 +397,12 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDevice implements Comparable<CachedBluetoothDevice>
     }
 
     /**
-     * user changes the device name
+     * User changes the device name
+     * @param name new alias name to be set, should never be null
      */
     public void setName(String name) {
-        if (!mName.equals(name)) {
+        // Prevent mName to be set to null if setName(null) is called
+        if (name != null && !TextUtils.equals(name, mName)) {
             mName = name;
             mDevice.setAlias(name);
             dispatchAttributesChanged();
@@ -418,6 +423,14 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDevice implements Comparable<CachedBluetoothDevice>
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if device has a human readable name besides MAC address
+     * @return true if device's alias name is not null nor empty, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean hasHumanReadableName() {
+        return !TextUtils.isEmpty(mDevice.getAliasName());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get battery level from remote device
      * @return battery level in percentage [0-100], or {@link BluetoothDevice#BATTERY_LEVEL_UNKNOWN}
@@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDevice implements Comparable<CachedBluetoothDevice>
         ParcelUuid[] localUuids = mLocalAdapter.getUuids();
         if (localUuids == null) return false;
 
-        /**
+        /*
          * Now we know if the device supports PBAP, update permissions...
          */
         processPhonebookAccess();
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDeviceTest.java b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDeviceTest.java
index e2ebbeb411fb..b1dbb0af54a7 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDeviceTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settingslib/bluetooth/CachedBluetoothDeviceTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ package com.android.settingslib.bluetooth;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
@@ -42,6 +46,10 @@ import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 @Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION, resourceDir =
         "../../res")
 public class CachedBluetoothDeviceTest {
+    private final static String DEVICE_NAME = "TestName";
+    private final static String DEVICE_ALIAS = "TestAlias";
+    private final static String DEVICE_ADDRESS = "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF";
+    private final static String DEVICE_ALIAS_NEW = "TestAliasNew";
     @Mock
     private LocalBluetoothAdapter mAdapter;
     @Mock
@@ -62,6 +70,7 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDeviceTest {
     public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        when(mDevice.getAddress()).thenReturn(DEVICE_ADDRESS);
         when(mAdapter.getBluetoothState()).thenReturn(BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON);
         when(mHfpProfile.isProfileReady()).thenReturn(true);
         when(mA2dpProfile.isProfileReady()).thenReturn(true);
@@ -152,4 +161,49 @@ public class CachedBluetoothDeviceTest {
         mCachedDevice.onProfileStateChanged(mHidProfile, BluetoothProfile.STATE_DISCONNECTED);
         assertThat(mCachedDevice.getConnectionSummary()).isNull();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeviceName_testAliasNameAvailable() {
+        when(mDevice.getAliasName()).thenReturn(DEVICE_ALIAS);
+        when(mDevice.getName()).thenReturn(DEVICE_NAME);
+        CachedBluetoothDevice cachedBluetoothDevice =
+                new CachedBluetoothDevice(mContext, mAdapter, mProfileManager, mDevice);
+        // Verify alias is returned on getName
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.getName()).isEqualTo(DEVICE_ALIAS);
+        // Verify device is visible
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.hasHumanReadableName()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeviceName_testNameNotAvailable() {
+        CachedBluetoothDevice cachedBluetoothDevice =
+                new CachedBluetoothDevice(mContext, mAdapter, mProfileManager, mDevice);
+        // Verify device address is returned on getName
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.getName()).isEqualTo(DEVICE_ADDRESS);
+        // Verify device is not visible
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.hasHumanReadableName()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeviceName_testRenameDevice() {
+        final String[] alias = {DEVICE_ALIAS};
+        doAnswer(invocation -> alias[0]).when(mDevice).getAliasName();
+        doAnswer(invocation -> {
+            alias[0] = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+            return true;
+        }).when(mDevice).setAlias(anyString());
+        when(mDevice.getName()).thenReturn(DEVICE_NAME);
+        CachedBluetoothDevice cachedBluetoothDevice =
+                new CachedBluetoothDevice(mContext, mAdapter, mProfileManager, mDevice);
+        // Verify alias is returned on getName
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.getName()).isEqualTo(DEVICE_ALIAS);
+        // Verify null name does not get set
+        cachedBluetoothDevice.setName(null);
+        verify(mDevice, never()).setAlias(any());
+        // Verify new name is set properly
+        cachedBluetoothDevice.setName(DEVICE_ALIAS_NEW);
+        verify(mDevice).setAlias(DEVICE_ALIAS_NEW);
+        // Verify new alias is returned on getName
+        assertThat(cachedBluetoothDevice.getName()).isEqualTo(DEVICE_ALIAS_NEW);
+    }
 }