diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
index f3e9f105500e9..c895636ddc824 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
@@ -1796,6 +1796,7 @@ class ContextImpl extends Context {
                     && ((flags & Context.RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED) == 0)) {
                 flags = flags | Context.RECEIVER_EXPORTED;
             }
+
             final Intent intent = ActivityManager.getService().registerReceiverWithFeature(
                     mMainThread.getApplicationThread(), mBasePackageName, getAttributionTag(),
                     AppOpsManager.toReceiverId(receiver), rd, filter, broadcastPermission, userId,
@@ -1810,6 +1811,9 @@ class ContextImpl extends Context {
             return intent;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        } catch (WtfException e) {
+            Log.wtf(TAG, e.getMessage());
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/WtfException.java b/core/java/android/app/WtfException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ba8dbefad160e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/app/WtfException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.app;
+
+import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
+/**
+ * Exception meant to be thrown instead of calling Log.wtf() such that server side code can
+ * throw this exception, and it will carry across the binder to do client side logging.
+ * {@hide}
+ */
+public final class WtfException extends RuntimeException implements Parcelable {
+    public static final @android.annotation.NonNull
+            Creator<WtfException> CREATOR = new Creator<WtfException>() {
+                @Override
+                public WtfException createFromParcel(Parcel source) {
+                    return new WtfException(source.readString8());
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public WtfException[] newArray(int size) {
+                    return new WtfException[size];
+                }
+            };
+
+    public WtfException(@android.annotation.NonNull String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /** {@hide} */
+    public static Throwable readFromParcel(Parcel in) {
+        final String msg = in.readString8();
+        return new WtfException(msg);
+    }
+
+    /** {@hide} */
+    public static void writeToParcel(Parcel out, Throwable t) {
+        out.writeString8(t.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int describeContents() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeToParcel(@android.annotation.NonNull Parcel dest, int flags) {
+        dest.writeString8(getMessage());
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index f0f6bd172770e..ebce30ab38493 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ import android.app.ProfilerInfo;
 import android.app.PropertyInvalidatedCache;
 import android.app.SyncNotedAppOp;
 import android.app.WaitResult;
+import android.app.WtfException;
 import android.app.backup.BackupManager.OperationType;
 import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
 import android.app.compat.CompatChanges;
@@ -12634,6 +12635,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         int callingUid;
         int callingPid;
         boolean instantApp;
+        boolean throwWtfException = false;
         synchronized(this) {
             if (caller != null) {
                 callerApp = getRecordForAppLOSP(caller);
@@ -12728,13 +12730,9 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                                         + "RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED be specified when registering a "
                                         + "receiver");
                     } else {
-                        Slog.wtf(TAG,
-                                callerPackage + ": Targeting T+ (version "
-                                        + Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU
-                                        + " and above) requires that one of RECEIVER_EXPORTED or "
-                                        + "RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED be specified when registering a "
-                                        + "receiver");
+                        // will be removed when enforcement is required
                         // Assume default behavior-- flag check is not enforced
+                        throwWtfException = true;
                         flags |= Context.RECEIVER_EXPORTED;
                     }
                 } else if (!requireExplicitFlagForDynamicReceivers) {
@@ -12865,6 +12863,15 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                 }
             }
 
+            if (throwWtfException) {
+                throw new WtfException(
+                        callerPackage + ": Targeting T+ (version "
+                                + Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU
+                                + " and above) requires that one of RECEIVER_EXPORTED or "
+                                + "RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED be specified when registering a "
+                                + "receiver");
+            }
+
             return sticky;
         }
     }