diff --git a/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java b/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
index 810bd636de074..7ad1735210c50 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import static android.system.OsConstants.S_IWOTH;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
+import android.app.ActivityThread;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ContentProvider;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.OsConstants;
 import android.system.StructStat;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.Slog;
 
 import dalvik.system.CloseGuard;
 import dalvik.system.VMRuntime;
@@ -329,6 +331,17 @@ public class ParcelFileDescriptor implements Parcelable, Closeable {
     }
 
     private static FileDescriptor openInternal(File file, int mode) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        if ((mode & MODE_WRITE_ONLY) != 0 && (mode & MODE_APPEND) == 0
+                && (mode & MODE_TRUNCATE) == 0 && ((mode & MODE_READ_ONLY) == 0)
+                && file.exists()) {
+            String packageName = ActivityThread.currentApplication().getApplicationContext()
+                    .getPackageName();
+            Slog.wtfQuiet(TAG, "ParcelFileDescriptor.open is called with w without t or a or r, "
+                    + "which will have a different behavior beginning in Android Q."
+                    + "\nPackage Name: " + packageName + "\nMode: " + mode
+                    + "\nFilename: " + file.getPath());
+        }
+
         final int flags = FileUtils.translateModePfdToPosix(mode) | ifAtLeastQ(O_CLOEXEC);
 
         int realMode = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG;