diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
index 9118f01b498cb..df2c6fcd5c8d5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
@@ -3173,6 +3173,14 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable, Cloneable {
     /** {@hide} */
     public static final String ACTION_MASTER_CLEAR = "android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR";
 
+    /**
+     * Boolean intent extra to be used with {@link ACTION_MASTER_CLEAR} in order to force a factory
+     * reset even if {@link android.os.UserManager.DISALLOW_FACTORY_RESET} is set.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String EXTRA_FORCE_MASTER_CLEAR =
+            "android.intent.extra.FORCE_MASTER_CLEAR";
+
     /**
      * Broadcast action: report that a settings element is being restored from backup.  The intent
      * contains three extras: EXTRA_SETTING_NAME is a string naming the restored setting,
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/RecoverySystem.java b/core/java/android/os/RecoverySystem.java
index 4abbf0efc81da..acb24e1ccf9e8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/RecoverySystem.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/RecoverySystem.java
@@ -570,18 +570,19 @@ public class RecoverySystem {
      * @throws SecurityException if the current user is not allowed to wipe data.
      */
     public static void rebootWipeUserData(Context context) throws IOException {
-        rebootWipeUserData(context, false, context.getPackageName());
+        rebootWipeUserData(context, false /* shutdown */, context.getPackageName(),
+                false /* force */);
     }
 
     /** {@hide} */
     public static void rebootWipeUserData(Context context, String reason) throws IOException {
-        rebootWipeUserData(context, false, reason);
+        rebootWipeUserData(context, false /* shutdown */, reason, false /* force */);
     }
 
     /** {@hide} */
     public static void rebootWipeUserData(Context context, boolean shutdown)
             throws IOException {
-        rebootWipeUserData(context, shutdown, context.getPackageName());
+        rebootWipeUserData(context, shutdown, context.getPackageName(), false /* force */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -595,6 +596,9 @@ public class RecoverySystem {
      * @param shutdown  if true, the device will be powered down after
      *                  the wipe completes, rather than being rebooted
      *                  back to the regular system.
+     * @param reason    the reason for the wipe that is visible in the logs
+     * @param force     whether the {@link UserManager.DISALLOW_FACTORY_RESET} user restriction
+     *                  should be ignored
      *
      * @throws IOException  if writing the recovery command file
      * fails, or if the reboot itself fails.
@@ -602,10 +606,10 @@ public class RecoverySystem {
      *
      * @hide
      */
-    public static void rebootWipeUserData(Context context, boolean shutdown, String reason)
-            throws IOException {
+    public static void rebootWipeUserData(Context context, boolean shutdown, String reason,
+            boolean force) throws IOException {
         UserManager um = (UserManager) context.getSystemService(Context.USER_SERVICE);
-        if (um.hasUserRestriction(UserManager.DISALLOW_FACTORY_RESET)) {
+        if (!force && um.hasUserRestriction(UserManager.DISALLOW_FACTORY_RESET)) {
             throw new SecurityException("Wiping data is not allowed for this user.");
         }
         final ConditionVariable condition = new ConditionVariable();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/MasterClearReceiver.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/MasterClearReceiver.java
index 1653db95f15bc..6f8edecb1777f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/MasterClearReceiver.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/MasterClearReceiver.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class MasterClearReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
         final String reason = intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REASON);
         final boolean wipeExternalStorage = intent.getBooleanExtra(
                 Intent.EXTRA_WIPE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, false);
+        final boolean forceWipe = intent.getBooleanExtra(Intent.EXTRA_FORCE_MASTER_CLEAR, false);
 
         Slog.w(TAG, "!!! FACTORY RESET !!!");
         // The reboot call is blocking, so we need to do it on another thread.
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class MasterClearReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 try {
-                    RecoverySystem.rebootWipeUserData(context, shutdown, reason);
+                    RecoverySystem.rebootWipeUserData(context, shutdown, reason, forceWipe);
                     Log.wtf(TAG, "Still running after master clear?!");
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     Slog.e(TAG, "Can't perform master clear/factory reset", e);