diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index fc75f07751b95..f3c0859fabbbe 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ package android.media {
 
   public class AudioManager {
     method @RequiresPermission("android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING") public int dispatchAudioFocusChange(@NonNull android.media.AudioFocusInfo, int, @NonNull android.media.audiopolicy.AudioPolicy);
+    method public boolean hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy();
     method @RequiresPermission("android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING") public int registerAudioPolicy(@NonNull android.media.audiopolicy.AudioPolicy);
     method @RequiresPermission("android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING") public void setFocusRequestResult(@NonNull android.media.AudioFocusInfo, int, @NonNull android.media.audiopolicy.AudioPolicy);
     method @RequiresPermission("android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING") public void unregisterAudioPolicy(@NonNull android.media.audiopolicy.AudioPolicy);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 88312658bb2c4..d3471378b9d98 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -3431,6 +3431,20 @@ public class AudioManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     * @return true if an AudioPolicy was previously registered
+     */
+    @TestApi
+    public boolean hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy() {
+        final IAudioService service = getService();
+        try {
+            return service.hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     //====================================================================
     // Notification of playback activity & playback configuration
     /**
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
index eddbee46252e4..85de00a2a9894 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
+++ b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ interface IAudioService {
 
     void setVolumePolicy(in VolumePolicy policy);
 
+    boolean hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy();
+
     void registerRecordingCallback(in IRecordingConfigDispatcher rcdb);
 
     oneway void unregisterRecordingCallback(in IRecordingConfigDispatcher rcdb);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index 70af907f66a79..aee08bb094017 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -6671,6 +6671,13 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
         return AudioManager.SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    /** see AudioManager.hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy */
+    public boolean hasRegisteredDynamicPolicy() {
+        synchronized (mAudioPolicies) {
+            return !mAudioPolicies.isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
     private final Object mExtVolumeControllerLock = new Object();
     private IAudioPolicyCallback mExtVolumeController;
     private void setExtVolumeController(IAudioPolicyCallback apc) {