diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
index 306b54d140196..1ce598b5fa183 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityOptions.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.window.IRemoteTransition;
+import android.window.SplashScreen;
 import android.window.WindowContainerToken;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
@@ -327,6 +328,10 @@ public class ActivityOptions {
     private static final String KEY_LAUNCHED_FROM_BUBBLE =
             "android.activity.launchTypeBubble";
 
+    /** See {@link #setSplashscreenStyle(int)}. */
+    private static final String KEY_SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE =
+            "android.activity.splashScreenStyle";
+
     /** See {@link #setTransientLaunch()}. */
     private static final String KEY_TRANSIENT_LAUNCH = "android.activity.transientLaunch";
 
@@ -415,6 +420,8 @@ public class ActivityOptions {
     private IRemoteTransition mRemoteTransition;
     private boolean mOverrideTaskTransition;
     private int mSplashScreenThemeResId;
+    @SplashScreen.SplashScreenStyle
+    private int mSplashScreenStyle;
     private boolean mRemoveWithTaskOrganizer;
     private boolean mLaunchedFromBubble;
     private boolean mTransientLaunch;
@@ -1171,6 +1178,7 @@ public class ActivityOptions {
         mRemoveWithTaskOrganizer = opts.getBoolean(KEY_REMOVE_WITH_TASK_ORGANIZER);
         mLaunchedFromBubble = opts.getBoolean(KEY_LAUNCHED_FROM_BUBBLE);
         mTransientLaunch = opts.getBoolean(KEY_TRANSIENT_LAUNCH);
+        mSplashScreenStyle = opts.getInt(KEY_SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1364,6 +1372,23 @@ public class ActivityOptions {
         return mSplashScreenThemeResId;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the preferred splash screen style.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setSplashscreenStyle(@SplashScreen.SplashScreenStyle int style) {
+        mSplashScreenStyle = style;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the preferred splash screen style from caller
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SplashScreen.SplashScreenStyle
+    public int getSplashScreenStyle() {
+        return mSplashScreenStyle;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets whether the activity is to be launched into LockTask mode.
      *
@@ -1932,6 +1957,9 @@ public class ActivityOptions {
         if (mTransientLaunch) {
             b.putBoolean(KEY_TRANSIENT_LAUNCH, mTransientLaunch);
         }
+        if (mSplashScreenStyle != 0) {
+            b.putInt(KEY_SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE, mSplashScreenStyle);
+        }
         return b;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/window/SplashScreen.java b/core/java/android/window/SplashScreen.java
index 42a58fb65e391..3e0075857402d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/window/SplashScreen.java
+++ b/core/java/android/window/SplashScreen.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.window;
 
+import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.StyleRes;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
@@ -41,6 +42,24 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  * <code>Activity.getSplashScreen()</code> to get the SplashScreen.</p>
  */
 public interface SplashScreen {
+    /**
+     * Force splash screen to be empty.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    int SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_EMPTY = 0;
+    /**
+     * Force splash screen to show icon.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    int SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_ICON = 1;
+
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(prefix = { "SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_" }, value = {
+            SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_EMPTY,
+            SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_ICON
+    })
+    @interface SplashScreenStyle {}
+
     /**
      * <p>Specifies whether an {@link Activity} wants to handle the splash screen animation on its
      * own. Normally the splash screen will show on screen before the content of the activity has
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index 9c43dd3941240..660cd37b123cb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ import android.view.WindowManager.TransitionOldType;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
 import android.window.IRemoteTransition;
 import android.window.SizeConfigurationBuckets;
+import android.window.SplashScreen;
 import android.window.SplashScreenView.SplashScreenViewParcelable;
 import android.window.TaskSnapshot;
 import android.window.WindowContainerToken;
@@ -6182,6 +6183,14 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
     }
 
     private boolean shouldUseEmptySplashScreen(ActivityRecord sourceRecord) {
+        if (mPendingOptions != null) {
+            final int optionsStyle = mPendingOptions.getSplashScreenStyle();
+            if (optionsStyle == SplashScreen.SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_EMPTY) {
+                return true;
+            } else if (optionsStyle == SplashScreen.SPLASH_SCREEN_STYLE_ICON) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         if (sourceRecord == null) {
             sourceRecord = searchCandidateLaunchingActivity();
         }