diff --git a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
index a646a681afc11..6343c67cebea9 100644
--- a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ package android.os {
     method @Nullable public android.os.IBinder getOrThrow() throws android.os.StatsServiceManager.ServiceNotFoundException;
   }
 
+  public final class StrictMode {
+    method public static void noteUntaggedSocket();
+  }
+
   public class SystemConfigManager {
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.content.ComponentName> getEnabledComponentOverrides(@NonNull String);
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/StrictMode.java b/core/java/android/os/StrictMode.java
index 44c3d61b87609..983a0aa363ce0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/StrictMode.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/StrictMode.java
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
  */
 package android.os;
 
+import static android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES;
+
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.ActivityThread;
@@ -2694,6 +2697,12 @@ public final class StrictMode {
         ((AndroidBlockGuardPolicy) policy).onCustomSlowCall(name);
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    @SystemApi(client = MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+    public static void noteUntaggedSocket() {
+        if (vmUntaggedSocketEnabled()) onUntaggedSocket();
+    }
+
     /**
      * For code to note that a resource was obtained using a type other than its defined type. This
      * is a no-op unless the current thread's {@link android.os.StrictMode.ThreadPolicy} has {@link
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementSocketTagger.java b/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementSocketTagger.java
index 26ff192521da5..d89566c9119ca 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementSocketTagger.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementSocketTagger.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public final class NetworkManagementSocketTagger extends SocketTagger {
             Log.d(TAG, "tagSocket(" + fd.getInt$() + ") with statsTag=0x"
                     + Integer.toHexString(options.statsTag) + ", statsUid=" + options.statsUid);
         }
-        if (options.statsTag == -1 && StrictMode.vmUntaggedSocketEnabled()) {
-            StrictMode.onUntaggedSocket();
+        if (options.statsTag == -1) {
+            StrictMode.noteUntaggedSocket();
         }
         // TODO: skip tagging when options would be no-op
         tagSocketFd(fd, options.statsTag, options.statsUid);