diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 46afb9d0bbe35..644e094d4c931 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -6699,10 +6699,11 @@ package android.app {
 
   public class StatusBarManager {
     method public void requestAddTileService(@NonNull android.content.ComponentName, @NonNull CharSequence, @NonNull android.graphics.drawable.Icon, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.Integer>);
+    field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_APP_NOT_IN_FOREGROUND = 1004; // 0x3ec
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_BAD_COMPONENT = 1002; // 0x3ea
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_MISMATCHED_PACKAGE = 1000; // 0x3e8
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NOT_CURRENT_USER = 1003; // 0x3eb
-    field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NO_STATUS_BAR_SERVICE = 1004; // 0x3ec
+    field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NO_STATUS_BAR_SERVICE = 1005; // 0x3ed
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS = 1001; // 0x3e9
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_RESULT_TILE_ADDED = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_RESULT_TILE_ALREADY_ADDED = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
index 53dcef75da005..64f89bc75ff66 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
     public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS =
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_FIRST_ERROR_CODE + 1;
     /**
-     * Indicates that the component does not match an enabled
+     * Indicates that the component does not match an enabled exported
      * {@link android.service.quicksettings.TileService} for the current user.
      */
     public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_BAD_COMPONENT =
@@ -255,12 +255,17 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
      */
     public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NOT_CURRENT_USER =
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_FIRST_ERROR_CODE + 3;
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the requesting application is not in the foreground.
+     */
+    public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_APP_NOT_IN_FOREGROUND =
+            TILE_ADD_REQUEST_FIRST_ERROR_CODE + 4;
     /**
      * The request could not be processed because no fulfilling service was found. This could be
      * a temporary issue (for example, SystemUI has crashed).
      */
     public static final int TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NO_STATUS_BAR_SERVICE =
-            TILE_ADD_REQUEST_FIRST_ERROR_CODE + 4;
+            TILE_ADD_REQUEST_FIRST_ERROR_CODE + 5;
 
     /** @hide */
     @IntDef(prefix = {"TILE_ADD_REQUEST"}, value = {
@@ -271,6 +276,7 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS,
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_BAD_COMPONENT,
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NOT_CURRENT_USER,
+            TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_APP_NOT_IN_FOREGROUND,
             TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_NO_STATUS_BAR_SERVICE
     })
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@@ -616,7 +622,9 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
      * </ul>
      * <p>
      * The user for which this will be added is determined from the {@link Context} used to retrieve
-     * this service, and must match the current user.
+     * this service, and must match the current user. The requesting application must be in the
+     * foreground ({@link ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo#IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND}
+     * and the {@link android.service.quicksettings.TileService} must be exported.
      *
      * @param tileServiceComponentName {@link ComponentName} of the
      *        {@link android.service.quicksettings.TileService} for the request.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
index 3f0f01156d6f5..00d01e13ec459 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.ActivityManagerInternal;
 import android.app.ActivityThread;
 import android.app.ITransientNotificationCallback;
@@ -1720,7 +1721,7 @@ public class StatusBarManagerService extends IStatusBarService.Stub implements D
 
         // We've checked that the package, component name and uid all match.
         ResolveInfo r = isComponentValidTileService(componentName, userId);
-        if (r == null) {
+        if (r == null || !r.serviceInfo.exported) {
             try {
                 callback.onTileRequest(StatusBarManager.TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_BAD_COMPONENT);
             } catch (RemoteException e) {
@@ -1729,6 +1730,18 @@ public class StatusBarManagerService extends IStatusBarService.Stub implements D
             return;
         }
 
+        final int procState = mActivityManagerInternal.getUidProcessState(callingUid);
+        if (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.procStateToImportance(procState)
+                != ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND) {
+            try {
+                callback.onTileRequest(
+                        StatusBarManager.TILE_ADD_REQUEST_ERROR_APP_NOT_IN_FOREGROUND);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Slog.e(TAG, "requestAddTile", e);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         IAddTileResultCallback proxyCallback = new IAddTileResultCallback.Stub() {
             @Override
             public void onTileRequest(int i) throws RemoteException {