diff --git a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
index 3eabea67e8906..48a39e682340f 100644
--- a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
+++ b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
@@ -621,8 +621,13 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
         ServiceConnectionFactory(@NonNull Intent intent, boolean bindInstantServiceAllowed,
                 int detectionServiceType) {
             mIntent = intent;
-            mBindingFlags = bindInstantServiceAllowed ? Context.BIND_ALLOW_INSTANT : 0;
             mDetectionServiceType = detectionServiceType;
+            int flags = bindInstantServiceAllowed ? Context.BIND_ALLOW_INSTANT : 0;
+            if (mVisualQueryDetectionComponentName != null
+                    && mHotwordDetectionComponentName != null) {
+                flags |= Context.BIND_SHARED_ISOLATED_PROCESS;
+            }
+            mBindingFlags = flags;
         }
 
         ServiceConnection createLocked() {
diff --git a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl.java b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl.java
index 929e033315f78..62be2a555bc44 100644
--- a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl.java
@@ -738,6 +738,13 @@ class VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl implements VoiceInteractionSessionConne
         } else {
             verifyDetectorForVisualQueryDetectionLocked(sharedMemory);
         }
+        if (!verifyProcessSharingLocked()) {
+            Slog.w(TAG, "Sandboxed detection service not in shared isolated process");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("VisualQueryDetectionService or HotworDetectionService "
+                    + "not in a shared isolated process. Please make sure to set "
+                    + "android:allowSharedIsolatedProcess and android:isolatedProcess to be true "
+                    + "and android:externalService to be false in the manifest file");
+        }
 
         if (mHotwordDetectionConnection == null) {
             mHotwordDetectionConnection = new HotwordDetectionConnection(mServiceStub, mContext,
@@ -931,6 +938,19 @@ class VoiceInteractionManagerServiceImpl implements VoiceInteractionSessionConne
         return (serviceInfo.flags & ServiceInfo.FLAG_ISOLATED_PROCESS) != 0
                 && (serviceInfo.flags & ServiceInfo.FLAG_EXTERNAL_SERVICE) == 0;
     }
+    @GuardedBy("this")
+    boolean verifyProcessSharingLocked() {
+        // only check this if both VQDS and HDS are declared in the app
+        ServiceInfo hotwordInfo = getServiceInfoLocked(mHotwordDetectionComponentName, mUser);
+        ServiceInfo visualQueryInfo =
+                getServiceInfoLocked(mVisualQueryDetectionComponentName, mUser);
+        if (hotwordInfo == null || visualQueryInfo == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return (hotwordInfo.flags & ServiceInfo.FLAG_ALLOW_SHARED_ISOLATED_PROCESS) != 0
+                && (visualQueryInfo.flags & ServiceInfo.FLAG_ALLOW_SHARED_ISOLATED_PROCESS) != 0;
+    }
+
 
     void forceRestartHotwordDetector() {
         if (mHotwordDetectionConnection == null) {