diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 30c20a426cb01..e468f9d491137 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -28390,6 +28390,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="ACTION_PACKAGE_REPLACED"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
index 306c02eca3d82..c514df754cef7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
@@ -1125,7 +1125,8 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable {
     public static final String ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL = "android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL";
     /**
      * Broadcast Action: A new application package has been installed on the
-     * device. The data contains the name of the package.
+     * device. The data contains the name of the package.  Note that the
+     * newly installed package does <em>not</em> receive this broadcast.
      * <p>My include the following extras:
      * <ul>
      * <li> {@link #EXTRA_UID} containing the integer uid assigned to the new package.
@@ -1135,6 +1136,17 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable {
      */
     @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.BROADCAST_INTENT_ACTION)
     public static final String ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED = "android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED";
+    /**
+     * Broadcast Action: A new version of an application package has been
+     * installed, replacing an existing version that was previously installed.
+     * The data contains the name of the package.
+     * <p>My include the following extras:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li> {@link #EXTRA_UID} containing the integer uid assigned to the new package.
+     * </ul>
+     */
+    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.BROADCAST_INTENT_ACTION)
+    public static final String ACTION_PACKAGE_REPLACED = "android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED";
     /**
      * Broadcast Action: An existing application package has been removed from
      * the device.  The data contains the name of the package.  The package
@@ -1163,7 +1175,9 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable {
      * Broadcast Action: The user has restarted a package, and all of its
      * processes have been killed.  All runtime state
      * associated with it (processes, alarms, notifications, etc) should
-     * be removed.  The data contains the name of the package.
+     * be removed.  Note that the restarted package does <em>not</em>
+     * receive this broadcast.
+     * The data contains the name of the package.
      * <ul>
      * <li> {@link #EXTRA_UID} containing the integer uid assigned to the package.
      * </ul>
@@ -1173,8 +1187,9 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable {
     /**
      * Broadcast Action: The user has cleared the data of a package.  This should
      * be preceded by {@link #ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED}, after which all of
-     * its persistent data is erased and this broadcast sent.  The data contains
-     * the name of the package.
+     * its persistent data is erased and this broadcast sent.
+     * Note that the cleared package does <em>not</em>
+     * receive this broadcast. The data contains the name of the package.
      * <ul>
      * <li> {@link #EXTRA_UID} containing the integer uid assigned to the package.
      * </ul>
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
index 2cf47df57df95..edbb0ce0e7462 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -3248,12 +3248,18 @@ class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                     res.removedInfo.sendBroadcast(false, true);
                     Bundle extras = new Bundle(1);
                     extras.putInt(Intent.EXTRA_UID, res.uid);
-                    if (res.removedInfo.removedPackage != null) {
+                    final boolean update = res.removedInfo.removedPackage != null;
+                    if (update) {
                         extras.putBoolean(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING, true);
                     }
                     sendPackageBroadcast(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED,
                                          res.pkg.applicationInfo.packageName,
                                          extras);
+                    if (update) {
+                        sendPackageBroadcast(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REPLACED,
+                                res.pkg.applicationInfo.packageName,
+                                extras);
+                    }
                 }
                 Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
             }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 9e2ecbac1ce7d..da567a8dcee78 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -10142,11 +10142,7 @@ public final class ActivityManagerService extends ActivityManagerNative implemen
             // this decision.
             boolean skip = false;
             if (intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED.equals(intent.getAction())) {
-                // If this is replacing an existing package, then we allow it
-                // to see the broadcast for it to restart itself.
-                if (!intent.getBooleanExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING, false)) {
-                    skip = true;
-                }
+                skip = true;
             } else if (intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED.equals(intent.getAction())) {
                 skip = true;
             } else if (intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_DATA_CLEARED.equals(intent.getAction())) {