diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 457888361f737..c67d90a5ea0fb 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -2881,7 +2881,12 @@ public class AudioManager {
      * @return true if any music tracks are active.
      */
     public boolean isMusicActive() {
-        return AudioSystem.isStreamActive(STREAM_MUSIC, 0);
+        final IAudioService service = getService();
+        try {
+            return service.isMusicActive();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
index 5c012bef9a681..2ac5b5088d988 100755
--- a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
+++ b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
@@ -334,4 +334,6 @@ interface IAudioService {
     oneway void setStreamVolumeForUid(int streamType, int direction, int flags,
             in String packageName, int uid, int pid, in UserHandle userHandle,
             int targetSdkVersion);
+
+    boolean isMusicActive();
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index af007312169b7..6bc927a5176fc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -2108,6 +2108,12 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
         return getDevicesForAttributesInt(attributes);
     }
 
+    /** @see AudioManager#isMusicActive() */
+    public boolean isMusicActive() {
+        // no permission required
+        return AudioSystem.isStreamActive(AudioSystem.STREAM_MUSIC, 0);
+    }
+
     protected @NonNull ArrayList<AudioDeviceAttributes> getDevicesForAttributesInt(
             @NonNull AudioAttributes attributes) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(attributes);