diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
index 1f8cf8ac6d1dc..89cb8b8d54062 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public abstract class ActivityManagerInternal {
     public abstract void setPendingIntentWhitelistDuration(IIntentSender target,
             IBinder whitelistToken, long duration);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the flags set for a {@link PendingIntent}.
+     */
+    public abstract int getPendingIntentFlags(IIntentSender target);
+
     /**
      * Allows a {@link PendingIntent} to start activities from background.
      */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 4e9d4563629ba..dbc77d81c2514 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -15788,6 +15788,11 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                     duration);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public int getPendingIntentFlags(IIntentSender target) {
+            return mPendingIntentController.getPendingIntentFlags(target);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void setPendingIntentAllowBgActivityStarts(IIntentSender target,
                 IBinder whitelistToken, int flags) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/PendingIntentController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/PendingIntentController.java
index c62df56a88c52..2ae3d355a7ed9 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/PendingIntentController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/PendingIntentController.java
@@ -311,6 +311,16 @@ public class PendingIntentController {
         }
     }
 
+    int getPendingIntentFlags(IIntentSender target) {
+        if (!(target instanceof PendingIntentRecord)) {
+            Slog.w(TAG, "markAsSentFromNotification(): not a PendingIntentRecord: " + target);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        synchronized (mLock) {
+            return ((PendingIntentRecord) target).key.flags;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void makeIntentSenderCanceled(PendingIntentRecord rec) {
         rec.canceled = true;
         final RemoteCallbackList<IResultReceiver> callbacks = rec.detachCancelListenersLocked();