diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index b6dc3de908f04..c01766fe1f359 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -19397,6 +19397,13 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Force the settings cache to be loaded
+     */
+    void refreshSettingsCache() {
+        mCoreSettingsObserver.onChange(true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Kill processes for the user with id userId and that depend on the package named packageName
      */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
index 53a967b0ce50f..73ca31e8d5ff4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerShellCommand.java
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ final class ActivityManagerShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
                     return runWaitForBroadcastIdle(pw);
                 case "compat":
                     return runCompat(pw);
+                case "refresh-settings-cache":
+                    return runRefreshSettingsCache();
                 default:
                     return handleDefaultCommands(cmd);
             }
@@ -2940,6 +2942,11 @@ final class ActivityManagerShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    int runRefreshSettingsCache() throws RemoteException {
+        mInternal.refreshSettingsCache();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     private int runCompat(PrintWriter pw) throws RemoteException {
         final PlatformCompat platformCompat = (PlatformCompat)
                 ServiceManager.getService(Context.PLATFORM_COMPAT_SERVICE);