diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 9851428cf2835..bc1f9b32b33be 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -4757,6 +4757,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public int getLaunchDisplayId();
     method public boolean getLockTaskMode();
     method public int getPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode();
+    method public int getPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode();
     method public int getSplashScreenStyle();
     method @Deprecated public boolean isPendingIntentBackgroundActivityLaunchAllowed();
     method public boolean isShareIdentityEnabled();
@@ -4777,6 +4778,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.app.ActivityOptions setLockTaskEnabled(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public void setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityLaunchAllowed(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.app.ActivityOptions setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode(int);
+    method @NonNull public android.app.ActivityOptions setPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode(int);
     method @NonNull public android.app.ActivityOptions setShareIdentityEnabled(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.app.ActivityOptions setSplashScreenStyle(int);
     method public android.os.Bundle toBundle();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
index b57fb2088adc2..b3337b6352e10 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ public class ActivityOptions extends ComponentOptions {
     /** See {@link #setDismissKeyguard()}. */
     private static final String KEY_DISMISS_KEYGUARD = "android.activity.dismissKeyguard";
 
-    private static final String KEY_IGNORE_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_FOREGROUND_STATE =
-            "android.activity.ignorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState";
+    private static final String KEY_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_MODE =
+            "android.activity.pendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode";
 
     /**
      * @see #setLaunchCookie
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ public class ActivityOptions extends ComponentOptions {
     private boolean mTransientLaunch;
     private PictureInPictureParams mLaunchIntoPipParams;
     private boolean mDismissKeyguard;
-    private boolean mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState;
+    @BackgroundActivityStartMode
+    private int mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode =
+            MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_SYSTEM_DEFINED;
     private boolean mDisableStartingWindow;
 
     /**
@@ -1307,8 +1309,9 @@ public class ActivityOptions extends ComponentOptions {
         mIsEligibleForLegacyPermissionPrompt =
                 opts.getBoolean(KEY_LEGACY_PERMISSION_PROMPT_ELIGIBLE);
         mDismissKeyguard = opts.getBoolean(KEY_DISMISS_KEYGUARD);
-        mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState = opts.getBoolean(
-                KEY_IGNORE_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_FOREGROUND_STATE);
+        mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode = opts.getInt(
+                KEY_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_MODE,
+                MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_SYSTEM_DEFINED);
         mDisableStartingWindow = opts.getBoolean(KEY_DISABLE_STARTING_WINDOW);
     }
 
@@ -2009,19 +2012,38 @@ public class ActivityOptions extends ComponentOptions {
      * Sets background activity launch logic won't use pending intent creator foreground state.
      *
      * @hide
+     * @deprecated use {@link #setPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode(int)} instead
      */
-    public ActivityOptions setIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState(boolean state) {
-        mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState = state;
+    @Deprecated
+    public ActivityOptions setIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState(boolean ignore) {
+        mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode = ignore
+                ? MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_DENIED : MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED;
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return whether background activity launch logic should use pending intent creator
-     * foreground state.
-     * @hide
+     * Allow a {@link PendingIntent} to use the privilege of its creator to start background
+     * activities.
+     *
+     * @param mode the {@link android.app.ComponentOptions.BackgroundActivityStartMode} being set
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException is the value is not a valid
+     * {@link android.app.ComponentOptions.BackgroundActivityStartMode}
      */
-    public boolean getIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState() {
-        return mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState;
+    @NonNull
+    public ActivityOptions setPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+            @BackgroundActivityStartMode int mode) {
+        mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode = mode;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the mode to start background activities granted by the creator of the
+     * {@link PendingIntent}.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link android.app.ComponentOptions.BackgroundActivityStartMode} currently set
+     */
+    public @BackgroundActivityStartMode int getPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode() {
+        return mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2295,9 +2317,10 @@ public class ActivityOptions extends ComponentOptions {
         if (mDismissKeyguard) {
             b.putBoolean(KEY_DISMISS_KEYGUARD, mDismissKeyguard);
         }
-        if (mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState) {
-            b.putBoolean(KEY_IGNORE_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_FOREGROUND_STATE,
-                    mIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState);
+        if (mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode
+                != MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_SYSTEM_DEFINED) {
+            b.putInt(KEY_PENDING_INTENT_CREATOR_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_MODE,
+                    mPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode);
         }
         if (mDisableStartingWindow) {
             b.putBoolean(KEY_DISABLE_STARTING_WINDOW, mDisableStartingWindow);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/BackgroundActivityStartController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/BackgroundActivityStartController.java
index cd79f2ecbe79a..e1fdeca167daf 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/BackgroundActivityStartController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/BackgroundActivityStartController.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
 import android.app.BackgroundStartPrivileges;
+import android.app.ComponentOptions;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ public class BackgroundActivityStartController {
         final boolean useCallingUidState =
                 originatingPendingIntent == null
                         || checkedOptions == null
-                        || !checkedOptions.getIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState();
+                        || checkedOptions.getPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode()
+                                != ComponentOptions.MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_DENIED;
         if (useCallingUidState) {
             if (callingUid == Process.ROOT_UID
                     || callingAppId == Process.SYSTEM_UID
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/SafeActivityOptions.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/SafeActivityOptions.java
index 98ca9aecc7067..586077658a262 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/SafeActivityOptions.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/SafeActivityOptions.java
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ public class SafeActivityOptions {
                 .setLaunchRootTask(options.getLaunchRootTask())
                 .setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode(
                         options.getPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode())
-                .setIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState(
-                        options.getIgnorePendingIntentCreatorForegroundState());
+                .setPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+                        options.getPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode());
     }
 
     /**