diff --git a/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java b/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
index 2cb93e4f8cea7..d4c6993607d82 100644
--- a/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
+++ b/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PACKAGE;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  */
 @Target({TYPE, FIELD, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, ANNOTATION_TYPE, PACKAGE})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Repeatable(SystemApi.Container.class) // TODO(b/146727827): make this non-repeatable
 public @interface SystemApi {
     enum Client {
         /**
@@ -86,4 +88,14 @@ public @interface SystemApi {
      * The process(es) that this SystemAPI is available
      */
     Process process() default android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Container for {@link SystemApi} that allows it to be applied repeatedly to types.
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(TYPE)
+    @interface Container {
+        SystemApi[] value();
+    }
 }