diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DoNotDisturbUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DoNotDisturbUtil.java
index 5aaba4d5cf..657fc72141 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DoNotDisturbUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DoNotDisturbUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.notifications;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
 
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.DatabaseFactory;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.permissions.Permissions;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ServiceUtil;
 
@@ -84,6 +86,10 @@ public final class DoNotDisturbUtil {
   private static boolean isContactStarred(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Recipient recipient) {
     if (!recipient.resolve().isSystemContact()) return false;
 
+    if (!Permissions.hasAny(context, Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS, Manifest.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     try (Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(recipient.resolve().getContactUri(), new String[]{ContactsContract.Contacts.STARRED}, null, null, null)) {
       if (cursor == null || !cursor.moveToFirst()) return false;
       return cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.STARRED)) == 1;