diff --git a/core/java/android/security/NetworkSecurityPolicy.java b/core/java/android/security/NetworkSecurityPolicy.java
index 331063e2bfac5..1b1c30048ee76 100644
--- a/core/java/android/security/NetworkSecurityPolicy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/security/NetworkSecurityPolicy.java
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 package android.security;
 
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.security.net.config.ApplicationConfig;
+import android.security.net.config.ManifestConfigSource;
 
 /**
  * Network security policy.
@@ -98,4 +101,16 @@ public class NetworkSecurityPolicy {
     public void handleTrustStorageUpdate() {
         ApplicationConfig.getDefaultInstance().handleTrustStorageUpdate();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an {@link ApplicationConfig} based on the configuration for {@code packageName}.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static ApplicationConfig getApplicationConfigForPackage(Context context,
+            String packageName) throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException {
+        Context appContext = context.createPackageContext(packageName, 0);
+        ManifestConfigSource source = new ManifestConfigSource(appContext);
+        return new ApplicationConfig(source);
+    }
 }