diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 7e95ddc0d6499..76a71cd7c44ef 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ package android.app {
 
   public class BroadcastOptions {
     method public static android.app.BroadcastOptions makeBasic();
+    method public void setDontSendToRestrictedApps(boolean);
     method public void setTemporaryAppWhitelistDuration(long);
     method public android.os.Bundle toBundle();
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/BroadcastOptions.java b/core/java/android/app/BroadcastOptions.java
index b6cff385d7523..69c3632b7ab24 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/BroadcastOptions.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/BroadcastOptions.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class BroadcastOptions {
     private long mTemporaryAppWhitelistDuration;
     private int mMinManifestReceiverApiLevel = 0;
     private int mMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel = Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT;
+    private boolean mDontSendToRestrictedApps = false;
 
     /**
      * How long to temporarily put an app on the power whitelist when executing this broadcast
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ public class BroadcastOptions {
     static final String KEY_MAX_MANIFEST_RECEIVER_API_LEVEL
             = "android:broadcast.maxManifestReceiverApiLevel";
 
+    /**
+     * Corresponds to {@link #setMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel}.
+     */
+    static final String KEY_DONT_SEND_TO_RESTRICTED_APPS =
+            "android:broadcast.dontSendToRestrictedApps";
+
     public static BroadcastOptions makeBasic() {
         BroadcastOptions opts = new BroadcastOptions();
         return opts;
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ public class BroadcastOptions {
         mMinManifestReceiverApiLevel = opts.getInt(KEY_MIN_MANIFEST_RECEIVER_API_LEVEL, 0);
         mMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel = opts.getInt(KEY_MAX_MANIFEST_RECEIVER_API_LEVEL,
                 Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT);
+        mDontSendToRestrictedApps = opts.getBoolean(KEY_DONT_SEND_TO_RESTRICTED_APPS, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -122,6 +130,23 @@ public class BroadcastOptions {
         return mMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether pending intent can be sent for an application with background restrictions
+     * @param dontSendToRestrictedApps if true, pending intent will not be sent for an application
+     * with background restrictions. Default value is {@code false}
+     */
+    public void setDontSendToRestrictedApps(boolean dontSendToRestrictedApps) {
+        mDontSendToRestrictedApps = dontSendToRestrictedApps;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     * @return #setDontSendToRestrictedApps
+     */
+    public boolean isDontSendToRestrictedApps() {
+        return mDontSendToRestrictedApps;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the created options as a Bundle, which can be passed to
      * {@link android.content.Context#sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent)
@@ -141,6 +166,9 @@ public class BroadcastOptions {
         if (mMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel != Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT) {
             b.putInt(KEY_MAX_MANIFEST_RECEIVER_API_LEVEL, mMaxManifestReceiverApiLevel);
         }
+        if (mDontSendToRestrictedApps) {
+            b.putBoolean(KEY_DONT_SEND_TO_RESTRICTED_APPS, true);
+        }
         return b.isEmpty() ? null : b;
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 5e71be5312503..75bad46a5cfc3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -12959,9 +12959,13 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         } catch (RemoteException exc) {
             // Ignore.
         }
+        return isBackgroundRestrictedNoCheck(callingUid, packageName);
+    }
+
+    boolean isBackgroundRestrictedNoCheck(final int uid, final String packageName) {
         final int mode = mAppOpsService.checkOperation(AppOpsManager.OP_RUN_ANY_IN_BACKGROUND,
-                callingUid, packageName);
-        return (mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
+                uid, packageName);
+        return mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -21056,6 +21060,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
             }
         }
 
+        final String action = intent.getAction();
         BroadcastOptions brOptions = null;
         if (bOptions != null) {
             brOptions = new BroadcastOptions(bOptions);
@@ -21076,11 +21081,16 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                     throw new SecurityException(msg);
                 }
             }
+            if (brOptions.isDontSendToRestrictedApps()
+                    && isBackgroundRestrictedNoCheck(callingUid, callerPackage)) {
+                Slog.i(TAG, "Not sending broadcast " + action + " - app " + callerPackage
+                        + " has background restrictions");
+                return ActivityManager.START_CANCELED;
+            }
         }
 
         // Verify that protected broadcasts are only being sent by system code,
         // and that system code is only sending protected broadcasts.
-        final String action = intent.getAction();
         final boolean isProtectedBroadcast;
         try {
             isProtectedBroadcast = AppGlobals.getPackageManager().isProtectedBroadcast(action);