diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 58f34f39ac55c..c6b4e67cb3935 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -6801,6 +6801,9 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         synchronized (mProcLock) {
+            if (mPendingStartActivityUids.isPendingTopUid(uid)) {
+                return PROCESS_STATE_TOP;
+            }
             return mProcessList.getUidProcStateLOSP(uid);
         }
     }