diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobParameters.java b/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobParameters.java
index 0205430e707f1..1720534e1183c 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobParameters.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobParameters.java
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
     private final IBinder callback;
     private final boolean overrideDeadlineExpired;
     private final boolean mIsExpedited;
+    private final boolean mIsUserInitiated;
     private final Uri[] mTriggeredContentUris;
     private final String[] mTriggeredContentAuthorities;
     private final Network network;
@@ -296,7 +297,8 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
     /** @hide */
     public JobParameters(IBinder callback, int jobId, PersistableBundle extras,
             Bundle transientExtras, ClipData clipData, int clipGrantFlags,
-            boolean overrideDeadlineExpired, boolean isExpedited, Uri[] triggeredContentUris,
+            boolean overrideDeadlineExpired, boolean isExpedited,
+            boolean isUserInitiated, Uri[] triggeredContentUris,
             String[] triggeredContentAuthorities, Network network) {
         this.jobId = jobId;
         this.extras = extras;
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
         this.callback = callback;
         this.overrideDeadlineExpired = overrideDeadlineExpired;
         this.mIsExpedited = isExpedited;
+        this.mIsUserInitiated = isUserInitiated;
         this.mTriggeredContentUris = triggeredContentUris;
         this.mTriggeredContentAuthorities = triggeredContentAuthorities;
         this.network = network;
@@ -391,6 +394,21 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
         return mIsExpedited;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Whether this job is running as a user-initiated job or not. A job is guaranteed to
+     * have all user-initiated job guarantees for the duration of the job execution if this returns
+     * {@code true}. This will return {@code false} if the job wasn't requested to run as a
+     * user-initiated job, or if it was requested to run as a user-initiated job but the app didn't
+     * meet any of the requirements at the time of execution, such as having the
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#RUN_LONG_JOBS} permission.
+     *
+     * @see JobInfo.Builder#setUserInitiated(boolean)
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean isUserInitiatedJob() {
+        return mIsUserInitiated;
+    }
+
     /**
      * For jobs with {@link android.app.job.JobInfo.Builder#setOverrideDeadline(long)} set, this
      * provides an easy way to tell whether the job is being executed due to the deadline
@@ -535,6 +553,7 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
         callback = in.readStrongBinder();
         overrideDeadlineExpired = in.readInt() == 1;
         mIsExpedited = in.readBoolean();
+        mIsUserInitiated = in.readBoolean();
         mTriggeredContentUris = in.createTypedArray(Uri.CREATOR);
         mTriggeredContentAuthorities = in.createStringArray();
         if (in.readInt() != 0) {
@@ -575,6 +594,7 @@ public class JobParameters implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeStrongBinder(callback);
         dest.writeInt(overrideDeadlineExpired ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeBoolean(mIsExpedited);
+        dest.writeBoolean(mIsUserInitiated);
         dest.writeTypedArray(mTriggeredContentUris, flags);
         dest.writeStringArray(mTriggeredContentAuthorities);
         if (network != null) {
diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobService.java b/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobService.java
index 62799598cf6ac..898557dfb4f96 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobService.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/framework/java/android/app/job/JobService.java
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ public abstract class JobService extends Service {
 
     /**
      * Provide JobScheduler with a notification to post and tie to this job's lifecycle.
-     * This is required for all user-initiated jobs
-     * (scheduled via {link JobInfo.Builder#setUserInitiated(boolean)}) and optional for
-     * other jobs. If the app does not call this method for a required notification within
+     * This is only required for those user-initiated jobs which return {@code true} via
+     * {@link JobParameters#isUserInitiatedJob()}.
+     * If the app does not call this method for a required notification within
      * 10 seconds after {@link #onStartJob(JobParameters)} is called,
      * the system will trigger an ANR and stop this job.
      *
diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/JobServiceContext.java b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/JobServiceContext.java
index 0dcfd24b263c9..dae2bb2fb571b 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/JobServiceContext.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/JobServiceContext.java
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ public final class JobServiceContext implements ServiceConnection {
             mParams = new JobParameters(mRunningCallback, job.getJobId(), ji.getExtras(),
                     ji.getTransientExtras(), ji.getClipData(), ji.getClipGrantFlags(),
                     isDeadlineExpired, job.shouldTreatAsExpeditedJob(),
-                    triggeredUris, triggeredAuthorities, job.network);
+                    job.shouldTreatAsUserInitiated(), triggeredUris, triggeredAuthorities,
+                    job.network);
             mExecutionStartTimeElapsed = sElapsedRealtimeClock.millis();
             mMinExecutionGuaranteeMillis = mService.getMinJobExecutionGuaranteeMs(job);
             mMaxExecutionTimeMillis =
diff --git a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/JobStatus.java b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/JobStatus.java
index 251a4dac36850..2c6ada1058894 100644
--- a/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/JobStatus.java
+++ b/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/job/controllers/JobStatus.java
@@ -1351,8 +1351,9 @@ public final class JobStatus {
      * for any reason.
      */
     public boolean shouldTreatAsUserInitiated() {
-        // TODO(248386641): implement
-        return false;
+        // TODO(248386641): update implementation to handle loss of privilege
+        //  and also rename to `shouldTreatAsUserInitiatedJob` for consistency
+        return getJob().isUserInitiated();
     }
 
     /**