diff --git a/core/java/android/os/storage/StorageManagerInternal.java b/core/java/android/os/storage/StorageManagerInternal.java
index d102b194f86df..d850e27e913f0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/storage/StorageManagerInternal.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/storage/StorageManagerInternal.java
@@ -79,4 +79,18 @@ public abstract class StorageManagerInternal {
      * @return The mount mode.
      */
     public abstract int getExternalStorageMountMode(int uid, String packageName);
+
+    /**
+     * Mount external storage for the given package.
+     *
+     * <p> This will involve calling into vold to setup appropriate bind mounts.
+     *
+     * @param packageName The package for which external storage will be mounted.
+     * @param appId The appId for the given package.
+     * @param sharedUserId The sharedUserId for given package if it specified
+     *      {@code android:sharedUserId} in the manifest, otherwise {@code null}
+     * @param userId
+     */
+    public abstract void mountExternalStorageForApp(String packageName, int appId,
+            String sharedUserId, int userId);
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
index 42157cc562b94..b169f73ea13e3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
@@ -3803,5 +3803,29 @@ class StorageManagerService extends IStorageManager.Stub
             }
             return true;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void mountExternalStorageForApp(String packageName, int appId, String sharedUserId,
+                int userId) {
+            final String sandboxId;
+            synchronized (mPackagesLock) {
+                final ArraySet<String> userPackages = getPackagesForUserPL(userId);
+                // If userPackages is empty, it means the user is not started yet, so no need to
+                // do anything now.
+                if (userPackages.isEmpty() || userPackages.contains(packageName)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                userPackages.add(packageName);
+                mAppIds.put(packageName, appId);
+                sandboxId = getSandboxId(packageName, sharedUserId);
+                mSandboxIds.put(appId, sandboxId);
+            }
+
+            try {
+                mVold.mountExternalStorageForApp(packageName, appId, sandboxId, userId);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Slog.wtf(TAG, e);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 3b67663697ec1..fe94878ff5e56 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -21358,9 +21358,9 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         mDexManager.systemReady();
         mPackageDexOptimizer.systemReady();
 
-        StorageManagerInternal StorageManagerInternal = LocalServices.getService(
+        StorageManagerInternal storageManagerInternal = LocalServices.getService(
                 StorageManagerInternal.class);
-        StorageManagerInternal.addExternalStoragePolicy(
+        storageManagerInternal.addExternalStoragePolicy(
                 new StorageManagerInternal.ExternalStorageMountPolicy() {
             @Override
             public int getMountMode(int uid, String packageName) {
@@ -22798,6 +22798,12 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         }
 
         prepareAppDataContentsLeafLIF(pkg, userId, flags);
+        final StorageManagerInternal storageManagerInternal
+                = LocalServices.getService(StorageManagerInternal.class);
+        if (storageManagerInternal != null) {
+            storageManagerInternal.mountExternalStorageForApp(
+                    pkg.packageName, appId, pkg.mSharedUserId, userId);
+        }
     }
 
     private void prepareAppDataContentsLIF(PackageParser.Package pkg, int userId, int flags) {