diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 273f59ce4dca3..0893f71248b92 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -6075,7 +6075,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public boolean isAudioServerRunning();
     method public boolean isHdmiSystemAudioSupported();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CALL_AUDIO_INTERCEPTION) public boolean isPstnCallAudioInterceptable();
-    method public static boolean isUltrasoundSupported();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_ULTRASOUND) public boolean isUltrasoundSupported();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING) public void muteAwaitConnection(@NonNull int[], @NonNull android.media.AudioDeviceAttributes, long, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit) throws java.lang.IllegalStateException;
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING) public int registerAudioPolicy(@NonNull android.media.audiopolicy.AudioPolicy);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING) public void registerMuteAwaitConnectionCallback(@NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.media.AudioManager.MuteAwaitConnectionCallback);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 3887372d00b5c..6e695e68fbf20 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -7294,8 +7294,13 @@ public class AudioManager {
      * Ultrasound playback and capture, false otherwise.
      */
     @SystemApi
-    public static boolean isUltrasoundSupported() {
-        return AudioSystem.isUltrasoundSupported();
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_ULTRASOUND)
+    public boolean isUltrasoundSupported() {
+        try {
+            return getService().isUltrasoundSupported();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
index 2c9f015cf4ce6..d702eb9aef576 100755
--- a/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
+++ b/media/java/android/media/IAudioService.aidl
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ interface IAudioService {
 
     boolean isMicrophoneMuted();
 
+    boolean isUltrasoundSupported();
+
     void setMicrophoneMute(boolean on, String callingPackage, int userId, in String attributionTag);
 
     oneway void setMicrophoneMuteFromSwitch(boolean on);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index 807293fdae500..0b9fb1a72f8d0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -3330,6 +3330,13 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
         }
     }
 
+    private void enforceAccessUltrasoundPermission() {
+        if (mContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_ULTRASOUND)
+                != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            throw new SecurityException("Missing ACCESS_ULTRASOUND permission");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void enforceQueryStatePermission() {
         if (mContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.QUERY_AUDIO_STATE)
                 != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
@@ -3462,6 +3469,12 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
                 attributionTag, Binder.getCallingUid(), callingOrSelfHasAudioSettingsPermission());
     }
 
+    /** @see AudioManager#isUltrasoundSupported() */
+    public boolean isUltrasoundSupported() {
+        enforceAccessUltrasoundPermission();
+        return AudioSystem.isUltrasoundSupported();
+    }
+
     private boolean canChangeAccessibilityVolume() {
         synchronized (mAccessibilityServiceUidsLock) {
             if (PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == mContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(