diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
index 57c6e5b876b15..b7d050a25484c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ class StorageManagerService extends IStorageManager.Stub
             Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
     };
 
+    @Nullable public static String sMediaStoreAuthorityProcessName;
+
     private final AtomicFile mSettingsFile;
 
     /**
@@ -1840,6 +1842,7 @@ class StorageManagerService extends IStorageManager.Stub
                 UserHandle.getUserId(UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM));
         if (provider != null) {
             mMediaStoreAuthorityAppId = UserHandle.getAppId(provider.applicationInfo.uid);
+            sMediaStoreAuthorityProcessName = provider.applicationInfo.processName;
         }
 
         provider = mPmInternal.resolveContentProvider(
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
index 6b0c5780215e8..93b16f762fd9d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ public class Watchdog extends Thread {
     }
 
     private static boolean isInterestingJavaProcess(String processName) {
-        return processName.equals("com.android.phone");
+        return processName.equals(StorageManagerService.sMediaStoreAuthorityProcessName)
+                || processName.equals("com.android.phone");
     }
 
     /**