diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/model/AppDescriptor.java b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/model/AppDescriptor.java
index 54b33740..d73a370a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/model/AppDescriptor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/model/AppDescriptor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.os.UserHandle;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.emanuelef.remote_capture.CaptureService;
+import com.emanuelef.remote_capture.Log;
 import com.emanuelef.remote_capture.interfaces.DrawableLoader;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public class AppDescriptor implements Comparable<AppDescriptor>, Serializable {
     private Drawable mIcon;
     private final DrawableLoader mIconLoader;
     private String mDescription;
+    private static final String TAG = "AppDescriptor";
+    private static boolean badgedIconFails = false;
 
     // NULL for virtual apps
     PackageManager mPm;
@@ -97,8 +100,18 @@ public class AppDescriptor implements Comparable<AppDescriptor>, Serializable {
             // the badge is added below via getUserHandleForUid
             mIcon = mPackageInfo.applicationInfo.loadUnbadgedIcon(mPm);
 
-            UserHandle handle = UserHandle.getUserHandleForUid(mUid);
-            mIcon = mPm.getUserBadgedIcon(mIcon, handle);
+            if (!badgedIconFails) {
+                try {
+                    UserHandle handle = UserHandle.getUserHandleForUid(mUid);
+
+                    // On some systems may throw "java.lang.SecurityException: You need MANAGE_USERS permission to:
+                    // check if specified user a managed profile outside your profile group"
+                    mIcon = mPm.getUserBadgedIcon(mIcon, handle);
+                } catch (SecurityException e) {
+                    Log.w(TAG, "getUserBadgedIcon failed, using icons without badges: " + e.getMessage());
+                    badgedIconFails = true;
+                }
+            }
         } else
             mIcon = mPackageInfo.applicationInfo.loadIcon(mPm);