diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 3527d57c660c9..a86e4457facf3 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
   }
 
   public class CrossProfileApps {
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES) public void startActivity(@NonNull android.content.ComponentName, @NonNull android.os.UserHandle);
+    method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES, android.Manifest.permission.START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES}) public void startActivity(@NonNull android.content.ComponentName, @NonNull android.os.UserHandle);
   }
 
   public class DataLoaderParams {
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/CrossProfileApps.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/CrossProfileApps.java
index 48b634e52846b..11b2ea1f6523c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/CrossProfileApps.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/CrossProfileApps.java
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public class CrossProfileApps {
      * {@link #startMainActivity}, this can start any activity of the caller package, not just
      * the main activity.
      * The caller must have the {@link android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES}
+     * or {@link android.Manifest.permission#START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES}
      * permission and both the caller and target user profiles must be in the same profile group.
      *
      * @param component The ComponentName of the activity to launch. It must be exported.
@@ -189,7 +190,9 @@ public class CrossProfileApps {
      * @hide
      */
     @SystemApi
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES)
+    @RequiresPermission(anyOf = {
+            android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES,
+            android.Manifest.permission.START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES})
     public void startActivity(@NonNull ComponentName component, @NonNull UserHandle targetUser) {
         try {
             mService.startActivityAsUser(mContext.getIApplicationThread(),
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl.java
index 62db886b90e94..b30798485bf7c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_APP_OPS_MODES;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES;
 import static android.app.AppOpsManager.OP_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_REGISTERED_ONLY;
 import static android.content.pm.CrossProfileApps.ACTION_CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED;
@@ -154,17 +155,15 @@ public class CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl extends ICrossProfileApps.Stub {
             // must have the required permission and the users must be in the same profile group
             // in order to launch any of its own activities.
             if (callerUserId != userId) {
-                final int permissionFlag = PermissionChecker.checkPermissionForPreflight(
-                        mContext,
-                        INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES,
-                        callingPid,
-                        callingUid,
-                        callingPackage);
-                if (permissionFlag != PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED
-                        || !isSameProfileGroup(callerUserId, userId)) {
-                    throw new SecurityException("Attempt to launch activity without required "
-                            + INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES
-                            + " permission or target user is not in the same profile group.");
+                if (!hasInteractAcrossProfilesPermission(callingPackage, callingUid, callingPid)
+                        && !isPermissionGranted(START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES, callingUid)) {
+                    throw new SecurityException("Attempt to launch activity without one of the"
+                            + " required " + INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES + " or "
+                            + START_CROSS_PROFILE_ACTIVITIES + " permissions.");
+                }
+                if (!isSameProfileGroup(callerUserId, userId)) {
+                    throw new SecurityException("Attempt to launch activity when target user is"
+                            + " not in the same profile group.");
                 }
             }
             launchIntent.setComponent(component);