diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index db77d33657374..8edab677ba4b3 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -29062,6 +29062,7 @@ package android.os {
     method public static final int getThreadPriority(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
     method public static final int getUidForName(java.lang.String);
     method public static final boolean is64Bit();
+    method public static boolean isApplicationUid(int);
     method public static final void killProcess(int);
     method public static final int myPid();
     method public static final int myTid();
@@ -29242,6 +29243,7 @@ package android.os {
   public final class UserHandle implements android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public UserHandle(android.os.Parcel);
     method public int describeContents();
+    method public static android.os.UserHandle getUserHandleForUid(int);
     method public static android.os.UserHandle readFromParcel(android.os.Parcel);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     method public static void writeToParcel(android.os.UserHandle, android.os.Parcel);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 86419ce86261a..54ddf49d879b9 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -31355,6 +31355,7 @@ package android.os {
     method public static final int getThreadPriority(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
     method public static final int getUidForName(java.lang.String);
     method public static final boolean is64Bit();
+    method public static boolean isApplicationUid(int);
     method public static final void killProcess(int);
     method public static final int myPid();
     method public static final int myTid();
@@ -31581,6 +31582,7 @@ package android.os {
     ctor public UserHandle(android.os.Parcel);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public int getIdentifier();
+    method public static android.os.UserHandle getUserHandleForUid(int);
     method public deprecated boolean isOwner();
     method public boolean isSystem();
     method public static int myUserId();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 675b9938dc831..662650150ef90 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -29071,6 +29071,7 @@ package android.os {
     method public static final int getThreadPriority(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
     method public static final int getUidForName(java.lang.String);
     method public static final boolean is64Bit();
+    method public static boolean isApplicationUid(int);
     method public static final void killProcess(int);
     method public static final int myPid();
     method public static final int myTid();
@@ -29252,6 +29253,7 @@ package android.os {
     ctor public UserHandle(android.os.Parcel);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public static int getAppId(int);
+    method public static android.os.UserHandle getUserHandleForUid(int);
     method public static android.os.UserHandle readFromParcel(android.os.Parcel);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     method public static void writeToParcel(android.os.UserHandle, android.os.Parcel);
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Process.java b/core/java/android/os/Process.java
index b51d2dfb86941..9984755d316fb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Process.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Process.java
@@ -822,6 +822,16 @@ public class Process {
         return UserHandle.of(UserHandle.getUserId(myUid()));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the given uid belongs to an application.
+     * @param uid A kernel uid.
+     * @return Whether the uid corresponds to an application sandbox running in
+     *     a specific user.
+     */
+    public static boolean isApplicationUid(int uid) {
+        return UserHandle.isApp(uid);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns whether the current process is in an isolated sandbox.
      * @hide
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/UserHandle.java b/core/java/android/os/UserHandle.java
index 24666fe71724f..b3f44536214bb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/UserHandle.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/UserHandle.java
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ public final class UserHandle implements Parcelable {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the user for a given uid.
+     * @param uid A uid for an application running in a particular user.
+     * @return A {@link UserHandle} for that user.
+     */
+    public static UserHandle getUserHandleForUid(int uid) {
+        return of(getUserId(uid));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the user id for a given uid.
      * @hide