diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelper.java
index cb38d522f3bdd..0cdf7bf62f55a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelper.java
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ final class DeletePackageHelper {
 
             if (PackageManagerServiceUtils.isSystemApp(uninstalledPs)) {
                 UserInfo userInfo = mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(userId);
-                if (userInfo == null || !userInfo.isAdmin()) {
+                if (userInfo == null || (!userInfo.isAdmin() && !mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(
+                        mUserManagerInternal.getProfileParentId(userId)).isAdmin())) {
                     Slog.w(TAG, "Not removing package " + packageName
-                            + " as only admin user may downgrade system apps");
+                            + " as only admin user (or their profile) may downgrade system apps");
                     EventLog.writeEvent(0x534e4554, "170646036", -1, packageName);
                     return PackageManager.DELETE_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED;
                 }
diff --git a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelperTest.kt b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelperTest.kt
index c9598bdc88231..e30f3d26119fc 100644
--- a/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelperTest.kt
+++ b/services/tests/mockingservicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/DeletePackageHelperTest.kt
@@ -69,13 +69,34 @@ class DeletePackageHelperTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun deleteSystemPackageFailsIfNotAdmin() {
+    fun deleteSystemPackageFailsIfNotAdminAndNotProfile() {
         val ps = mPms.mSettings.getPackageLPr("a.data.package")
         whenever(PackageManagerServiceUtils.isSystemApp(ps)).thenReturn(true)
         whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(1)).thenReturn(UserInfo(1, "test", 0))
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getProfileParentId(1)).thenReturn(1)
 
         val dph = DeletePackageHelper(mPms)
-        val result = dph.deletePackageX("a.data.package", 1L, 1, 0, false)
+        val result = dph.deletePackageX("a.data.package", 1L, 1,
+            PackageManager.DELETE_SYSTEM_APP, false)
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo(PackageManager.DELETE_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun deleteSystemPackageFailsIfProfileOfNonAdmin() {
+        val userId = 1
+        val parentId = 5
+        val ps = mPms.mSettings.getPackageLPr("a.data.package")
+        whenever(PackageManagerServiceUtils.isSystemApp(ps)).thenReturn(true)
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(userId)).thenReturn(
+            UserInfo(userId, "test", UserInfo.FLAG_PROFILE))
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getProfileParentId(userId)).thenReturn(parentId)
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(parentId)).thenReturn(
+            UserInfo(userId, "testparent", 0))
+
+        val dph = DeletePackageHelper(mPms)
+        val result = dph.deletePackageX("a.data.package", 1L, userId,
+            PackageManager.DELETE_SYSTEM_APP, false)
 
         assertThat(result).isEqualTo(PackageManager.DELETE_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED)
     }
@@ -93,4 +114,23 @@ class DeletePackageHelperTest {
 
         assertThat(result).isEqualTo(PackageManager.DELETE_SUCCEEDED)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun deleteSystemPackageSucceedsIfProfileOfAdmin() {
+        val userId = 1
+        val parentId = 5
+        val ps = mPms.mSettings.getPackageLPr("a.data.package")
+        whenever(PackageManagerServiceUtils.isSystemApp(ps)).thenReturn(true)
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(userId)).thenReturn(
+            UserInfo(userId, "test", UserInfo.FLAG_PROFILE))
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getProfileParentId(userId)).thenReturn(parentId)
+        whenever(mUserManagerInternal.getUserInfo(parentId)).thenReturn(
+            UserInfo(userId, "testparent", UserInfo.FLAG_ADMIN))
+
+        val dph = DeletePackageHelper(mPms)
+        val result = dph.deletePackageX("a.data.package", 1L, userId,
+            PackageManager.DELETE_SYSTEM_APP, false)
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo(PackageManager.DELETE_SUCCEEDED)
+    }
 }
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