diff --git a/core/java/android/app/job/JobInfo.java b/core/java/android/app/job/JobInfo.java
index 5823abf9d78fd..734bf6917eca4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/job/JobInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/job/JobInfo.java
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ public class JobInfo implements Parcelable {
      * network restrictions for the requesting app. Note that this flag alone
      * doesn't actually place your {@link JobService} in the foreground; you
      * still need to post the notification yourself.
+     * <p>
+     * To use this flag, the caller must hold the
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL} permission.
      *
      * @hide
      */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/job/JobSchedulerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/job/JobSchedulerService.java
index 8589de1a18849..8f212db7d90a3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/job/JobSchedulerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/job/JobSchedulerService.java
@@ -1556,6 +1556,11 @@ public final class JobSchedulerService extends com.android.server.SystemService
                 }
             }
 
+            if ((job.getFlags() & JobInfo.FLAG_WILL_BE_FOREGROUND) != 0) {
+                getContext().enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
+                        android.Manifest.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL, TAG);
+            }
+
             long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
             try {
                 return JobSchedulerService.this.schedule(job, uid);