diff --git a/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl b/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
index e426356dcc955..6746120f410d8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ interface IUserManager {
      * DO NOT MOVE - UserManager.h depends on the ordering of this function.
      */
     int getCredentialOwnerProfile(int userHandle);
+    int getProfileParentId(int userHandle);
+    /*
+     * END OF DO NOT MOVE
+     */
 
     UserInfo createUser(in String name, int flags);
     UserInfo createProfileForUser(in String name, int flags, int userHandle,
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index 48d6cdc0f0355..00ac2fa54b858 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -717,6 +717,19 @@ public class UserManagerService extends IUserManager.Stub {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int getProfileParentId(int userHandle) {
+        checkManageUsersPermission("get the profile parent");
+        synchronized (mUsersLock) {
+            UserInfo profileParent = getProfileParentLU(userHandle);
+            if (profileParent == null) {
+                return userHandle;
+            }
+
+            return profileParent.id;
+        }
+    }
+
     private UserInfo getProfileParentLU(int userHandle) {
         UserInfo profile = getUserInfoLU(userHandle);
         if (profile == null) {