diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 150c61aea5c50..39599bbbee51c 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5351,7 +5351,7 @@
 
     <!-- Allows input events to be monitored. Very dangerous!  @hide -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MONITOR_INPUT"
-                android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+                android:protectionLevel="signature|recents" />
     <!--  Allows the caller to change the associations between input devices and displays.
         Very dangerous! @hide -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ASSOCIATE_INPUT_DEVICE_TO_DISPLAY_BY_PORT"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/InputMonitorCompat.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/InputMonitorCompat.java
index 79d9be4669fa6..074448d963b1d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/InputMonitorCompat.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/InputMonitorCompat.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.systemui.shared.system;
 
+import android.hardware.input.InputManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Parcel;
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ public class InputMonitorCompat implements Parcelable {
     private final InputMonitor mInputMonitor;
     private boolean mForReturn = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Monitor input on the specified display for gestures.
+     */
+    public InputMonitorCompat(String name, int displayId) {
+        mInputMonitor = InputManager.getInstance().monitorGestureInput(name, displayId);
+    }
+
     private InputMonitorCompat(InputMonitor monitor) {
         mInputMonitor = monitor;
     }