diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/UserController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/UserController.java
index 6a310f22627c5..eeab6055c2573 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/UserController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/UserController.java
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ final class UserController {
     void finishUserStopping(final int userId, final UserState uss) {
         // On to the next.
         final Intent shutdownIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SHUTDOWN);
+        shutdownIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_INCLUDE_BACKGROUND);
         // This is the result receiver for the final shutdown broadcast.
         final IIntentReceiver shutdownReceiver = new IIntentReceiver.Stub() {
             @Override
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/ShutdownThread.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/ShutdownThread.java
index 28ffc94911609..02f2afcb0be8f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/ShutdownThread.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/ShutdownThread.java
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ public final class ShutdownThread extends Thread {
         // First send the high-level shut down broadcast.
         mActionDone = false;
         Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SHUTDOWN);
-        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_FOREGROUND);
+        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_FOREGROUND
+                | Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_INCLUDE_BACKGROUND);
         mContext.sendOrderedBroadcastAsUser(intent,
                 UserHandle.ALL, null, br, mHandler, 0, null, null);