diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 36e962e81338f..97bc570aff4cf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -5045,6 +5045,8 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
     }
 
     private void handleBindApplication(AppBindData data) {
+        // Register the UI Thread as a sensitive thread to the runtime.
+        VMRuntime.registerSensitiveThread();
         if (data.trackAllocation) {
             DdmVmInternal.enableRecentAllocations(true);
         }