diff --git a/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupManager.java b/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupManager.java
index dae565e12fd74..67f631f98f0b9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupManager.java
@@ -280,6 +280,32 @@ public class BackupManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for callers who need to indicate that some other package or
+     * some other user needs a backup pass. This can be useful in the case of groups of
+     * packages that share a uid and/or have user-specific data.
+     * <p>
+     * This method requires that the application hold the "android.permission.BACKUP"
+     * permission if the package named in the package argument does not run under the
+     * same uid as the caller. This method also requires that the application hold the
+     * "android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL" if the user argument is not the
+     * same as the user the caller is running under.
+     * @param userId The user to back up
+     * @param packageName The package name identifying the application to back up.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void dataChangedForUser(int userId, String packageName) {
+        checkServiceBinder();
+        if (sService != null) {
+            try {
+                sService.dataChangedForUser(userId, packageName);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "dataChanged(userId,pkg) couldn't connect");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated Applications shouldn't request a restore operation using this method. In Android
      * P and later, this method is a no-op.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/backup/BackupHelper.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/backup/BackupHelper.kt
index c9e67715decb9..5616a00592f23 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/backup/BackupHelper.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/backup/BackupHelper.kt
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ import com.android.systemui.people.widget.PeopleBackupHelper
  * After restoring is done, a [ACTION_RESTORE_FINISHED] intent will be send to SystemUI user 0,
  * indicating that restoring is finished for a given user.
  */
-class BackupHelper : BackupAgentHelper() {
+open class BackupHelper : BackupAgentHelper() {
 
     companion object {
-        private const val TAG = "BackupHelper"
+        const val TAG = "BackupHelper"
         internal const val CONTROLS = ControlsFavoritePersistenceWrapper.FILE_NAME
         private const val NO_OVERWRITE_FILES_BACKUP_KEY = "systemui.files_no_overwrite"
         private const val PEOPLE_TILES_BACKUP_KEY = "systemui.people.shared_preferences"