diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
index 45efbfeea5..a5a6723b03 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.ArraySet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Range;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -843,7 +844,10 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
         // If the given capability was previously added to the list of forbidden capabilities
         // then the capability will also be removed from the list of forbidden capabilities.
         // TODO: Add forbidden capabilities to the public API
-        checkValidCapability(capability);
+        if (!isValidCapability(capability)) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "addCapability is called with invalid capability: " + capability);
+            return this;
+        }
         mNetworkCapabilities |= 1L << capability;
         // remove from forbidden capability list
         mForbiddenNetworkCapabilities &= ~(1L << capability);
@@ -864,7 +868,10 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
      * @hide
      */
     public void addForbiddenCapability(@NetCapability int capability) {
-        checkValidCapability(capability);
+        if (!isValidCapability(capability)) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "addForbiddenCapability is called with invalid capability: " + capability);
+            return;
+        }
         mForbiddenNetworkCapabilities |= 1L << capability;
         mNetworkCapabilities &= ~(1L << capability);  // remove from requested capabilities
     }
@@ -878,7 +885,10 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
      * @hide
      */
     public @NonNull NetworkCapabilities removeCapability(@NetCapability int capability) {
-        checkValidCapability(capability);
+        if (!isValidCapability(capability)) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "removeCapability is called with invalid capability: " + capability);
+            return this;
+        }
         final long mask = ~(1L << capability);
         mNetworkCapabilities &= mask;
         return this;
@@ -893,7 +903,11 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
      * @hide
      */
     public @NonNull NetworkCapabilities removeForbiddenCapability(@NetCapability int capability) {
-        checkValidCapability(capability);
+        if (!isValidCapability(capability)) {
+            Log.e(TAG,
+                    "removeForbiddenCapability is called with invalid capability: " + capability);
+            return this;
+        }
         mForbiddenNetworkCapabilities &= ~(1L << capability);
         return this;
     }
@@ -2632,12 +2646,6 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
         return capability >= 0 && capability <= MAX_NET_CAPABILITY;
     }
 
-    private static void checkValidCapability(@NetworkCapabilities.NetCapability int capability) {
-        if (!isValidCapability(capability)) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("NetworkCapability " + capability + " out of range");
-        }
-    }
-
     private static boolean isValidEnterpriseId(
             @NetworkCapabilities.EnterpriseId int enterpriseId) {
         return enterpriseId >= NET_ENTERPRISE_ID_1
diff --git a/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java b/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
index 6eb56c7b45..0f0e2f124b 100644
--- a/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
+++ b/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_VPN;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI_AWARE;
 import static android.os.Process.INVALID_UID;
+
 import static com.android.modules.utils.build.SdkLevel.isAtLeastS;
 import static com.android.modules.utils.build.SdkLevel.isAtLeastT;
 import static com.android.modules.utils.build.SdkLevel.isAtLeastV;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ import static com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRuleKt.SC_V2;
 import static com.android.testutils.MiscAsserts.assertEmpty;
 import static com.android.testutils.MiscAsserts.assertThrows;
 import static com.android.testutils.ParcelUtils.assertParcelingIsLossless;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -83,21 +85,25 @@ import android.net.wifi.aware.WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.ArraySet;
 import android.util.Range;
+
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+
 import com.android.testutils.CompatUtil;
 import com.android.testutils.ConnectivityModuleTest;
 import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRule;
 import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRule.IgnoreUpTo;
 import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRunner;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
+
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 @SmallTest
 @RunWith(DevSdkIgnoreRunner.class)
 // NetworkCapabilities is only updatable on S+, and this test covers behavior which implementation
@@ -1465,4 +1471,26 @@ public class NetworkCapabilitiesTest {
         assertEquals("-SUPL-VALIDATED-CAPTIVE_PORTAL+MMS+OEM_PAID",
                 nc1.describeCapsDifferencesFrom(nc2));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInvalidCapability() {
+        final int invalidCapability = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        // Passing invalid capability does not throw
+        final NetworkCapabilities nc1 = new NetworkCapabilities.Builder()
+                .addCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET)
+                .addForbiddenCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_ROAMING)
+                .removeCapability(invalidCapability)
+                .removeForbiddenCapability(invalidCapability)
+                .addCapability(invalidCapability)
+                .addForbiddenCapability(invalidCapability)
+                .build();
+
+        final NetworkCapabilities nc2 = new NetworkCapabilities.Builder()
+                .addCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET)
+                .addForbiddenCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_ROAMING)
+                .build();
+
+        // nc1 and nc2 are the same since invalid capability is ignored
+        assertEquals(nc1, nc2);
+    }
 }