diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index d7977f0ce9e9e..ce507fe8ea61b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -31658,6 +31658,7 @@ package android.os {
     method public android.os.Bundle getUserRestrictions(android.os.UserHandle);
     method public boolean hasUserRestriction(java.lang.String);
     method public boolean isManagedProfile();
+    method public boolean isManagedProfile(int);
     method public boolean isQuietModeEnabled(android.os.UserHandle);
     method public boolean isSystemUser();
     method public boolean isUserAGoat();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java b/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
index 5ef03d1cac6fd..5b7dae67392cc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
@@ -1147,8 +1147,7 @@ public class ApplicationPackageManager extends PackageManager {
     }
 
     private Drawable getManagedProfileIconForDensity(UserHandle user, int drawableId, int density) {
-        UserInfo userInfo = getUserInfo(user.getIdentifier());
-        if (userInfo != null && userInfo.isManagedProfile()) {
+        if (isManagedProfile(user.getIdentifier())) {
             return getDrawableForDensity(drawableId, density);
         }
         return null;
@@ -1156,8 +1155,7 @@ public class ApplicationPackageManager extends PackageManager {
 
     @Override
     public CharSequence getUserBadgedLabel(CharSequence label, UserHandle user) {
-        UserInfo userInfo = getUserInfo(user.getIdentifier());
-        if (userInfo != null && userInfo.isManagedProfile()) {
+        if (isManagedProfile(user.getIdentifier())) {
             return Resources.getSystem().getString(
                     com.android.internal.R.string.managed_profile_label_badge, label);
         }
@@ -2259,17 +2257,16 @@ public class ApplicationPackageManager extends PackageManager {
         return drawable;
     }
 
-    private int getBadgeResIdForUser(int userHandle) {
+    private int getBadgeResIdForUser(int userId) {
         // Return the framework-provided badge.
-        UserInfo userInfo = getUserInfo(userHandle);
-        if (userInfo != null && userInfo.isManagedProfile()) {
+        if (isManagedProfile(userId)) {
             return com.android.internal.R.drawable.ic_corp_icon_badge;
         }
         return 0;
     }
 
-    private UserInfo getUserInfo(int userHandle) {
-        return getUserManager().getUserInfo(userHandle);
+    private boolean isManagedProfile(int userId) {
+        return getUserManager().isManagedProfile(userId);
     }
 
     /** {@hide} */
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl b/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
index bc2566b0ef64b..c38bf3c748525 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/os/IUserManager.aidl
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ interface IUserManager {
     PersistableBundle getSeedAccountOptions();
     void clearSeedAccountData();
     boolean someUserHasSeedAccount(in String accountName, in String accountType);
+    boolean isManagedProfile(int userId);
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/UserManager.java b/core/java/android/os/UserManager.java
index 0ff0154f2ed04..707d5f561ac27 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/UserManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/UserManager.java
@@ -822,8 +822,28 @@ public class UserManager {
      */
     @SystemApi
     public boolean isManagedProfile() {
-        UserInfo user = getUserInfo(UserHandle.myUserId());
-        return user != null ? user.isManagedProfile() : false;
+        try {
+            return mService.isManagedProfile(UserHandle.myUserId());
+        } catch (RemoteException re) {
+            throw re.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified user is a managed profile.
+     * Requires {@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_USERS} permission, otherwise the caller
+     * must be in the same profile group of specified user.
+     *
+     * @return whether the specified user is a managed profile.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public boolean isManagedProfile(@UserIdInt int userId) {
+        try {
+            return mService.isManagedProfile(userId);
+        } catch (RemoteException re) {
+            throw re.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -964,8 +984,7 @@ public class UserManager {
 
     /**
      * Returns the UserInfo object describing a specific user.
-     * Requires {@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_USERS} permission or the caller is
-     * in the same profile group of target user.
+     * Requires {@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_USERS} permission.
      * @param userHandle the user handle of the user whose information is being requested.
      * @return the UserInfo object for a specific user.
      * @hide
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index a3622b58cb4d7..715f1e5e43459 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
  *
@@ -650,18 +651,27 @@ public class UserManagerService extends IUserManager.Stub {
 
     @Override
     public UserInfo getUserInfo(int userId) {
+        checkManageUsersPermission("query user");
+        synchronized (mUsersLock) {
+            return getUserInfoLU(userId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isManagedProfile(int userId) {
         int callingUserId = UserHandle.getCallingUserId();
         if (callingUserId != userId && !hasManageUsersPermission()) {
             synchronized (mPackagesLock) {
                 if (!isSameProfileGroupLP(callingUserId, userId)) {
                     throw new SecurityException(
-                            "You need MANAGE_USERS permission to: query users outside profile" +
-                                    " group");
+                            "You need MANAGE_USERS permission to: check if specified user a " +
+                            "managed profile outside your profile group");
                 }
             }
         }
         synchronized (mUsersLock) {
-            return getUserInfoLU(userId);
+            UserInfo userInfo =  getUserInfoLU(userId);
+            return userInfo != null && userInfo.isManagedProfile();
         }
     }