diff --git a/bluetooth/1.0/default/bluetooth_address.cc b/bluetooth/1.0/default/bluetooth_address.cc
index b917de9c03..656d78dd5d 100644
--- a/bluetooth/1.0/default/bluetooth_address.cc
+++ b/bluetooth/1.0/default/bluetooth_address.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,34 @@ bool BluetoothAddress::get_local_address(uint8_t* local_addr) {
     valid_bda = true;
   }
 
+  /* Generate new BDA if necessary */
+  if (!valid_bda) {
+    char bdstr[kStringLength + 1];
+
+    /* No autogen BDA. Generate one now. */
+    local_addr[0] = 0x22;
+    local_addr[1] = 0x22;
+    local_addr[2] = (uint8_t)rand();
+    local_addr[3] = (uint8_t)rand();
+    local_addr[4] = (uint8_t)rand();
+    local_addr[5] = (uint8_t)rand();
+
+    /* Convert to ascii, and store as a persistent property */
+    bytes_to_string(local_addr, bdstr);
+
+    ALOGE("%s: No preset BDA! Generating BDA: %s for prop %s", __func__,
+          (char*)bdstr, PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY);
+    ALOGE("%s: This is a bug in the platform!  Please fix!", __func__);
+
+    if (property_set(PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY, (char*)bdstr) < 0) {
+      ALOGE("%s: Failed to set random BDA in prop %s", __func__,
+            PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY);
+      valid_bda = false;
+    } else {
+      valid_bda = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   return valid_bda;
 }
 
diff --git a/bluetooth/1.0/default/test/bluetooth_address_test.cc b/bluetooth/1.0/default/test/bluetooth_address_test.cc
index 9f80ec2d1a..adcd9c157c 100644
--- a/bluetooth/1.0/default/test/bluetooth_address_test.cc
+++ b/bluetooth/1.0/default/test/bluetooth_address_test.cc
@@ -219,10 +219,18 @@ TEST_F(BluetoothAddressTest, get_local_address) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(BluetoothAddress::get_local_address(address));
   EXPECT_TRUE(memcmp(address, kTestAddr1_bytes, BluetoothAddress::kBytes) == 0);
 
-  // File contains a zero address.
+  // File contains a zero address.  A random address will be generated.
   FileWriteString(kAddrPath, kZeros);
   EXPECT_TRUE(property_set(PROPERTY_BT_BDADDR_PATH, kAddrPath) == 0);
-  EXPECT_FALSE(BluetoothAddress::get_local_address(address));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(property_set(PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY, kTestAddrBad1) == 0);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(BluetoothAddress::get_local_address(address));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(memcmp(address, kZeros_bytes, BluetoothAddress::kBytes) != 0);
+  char prop[PROP_VALUE_MAX] = "Before reading";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(property_get(PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY, prop, NULL) ==
+              BluetoothAddress::kStringLength);
+  char address_str[BluetoothAddress::kStringLength + 1];
+  BluetoothAddress::bytes_to_string(address, address_str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(memcmp(address_str, prop, BluetoothAddress::kStringLength) == 0);
 
   // Factory property contains an address.
   EXPECT_TRUE(property_set(PERSIST_BDADDR_PROPERTY, kTestAddrBad1) == 0);