diff --git a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
index 1d154ce5b3c08..610bf7013e099 100644
--- a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class SQLiteQueryBuilder
     private StringBuilder mWhereClause = null;  // lazily created
     private boolean mDistinct;
     private SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory mFactory;
+    private boolean mStrictProjectionMap;
 
     public SQLiteQueryBuilder() {
         mDistinct = false;
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ public class SQLiteQueryBuilder
         mFactory = factory;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setStrictProjectionMap(boolean flag) {
+        mStrictProjectionMap = flag;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Build an SQL query string from the given clauses.
      *
@@ -505,8 +513,8 @@ public class SQLiteQueryBuilder
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if (userColumn.contains(" AS ")
-                            || userColumn.contains(" as ")) {
+                    if (!mStrictProjectionMap &&
+                            ( userColumn.contains(" AS ") || userColumn.contains(" as "))) {
                         /* A column alias already exist */
                         projection[i] = userColumn;
                         continue;