diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
index b5b7dbdff1725..8284cdde3d061 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
@@ -13896,7 +13896,11 @@ public class DevicePolicyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether USB data signaling is currently enabled by the admin. Callable by any app.
+     * Returns whether USB data signaling is currently enabled.
+     *
+     * <p> When called by a device owner or profile owner of an organization-owned managed profile,
+     * this API returns whether USB data signaling is currently enabled by that admin. When called
+     * by any other app, returns whether USB data signaling is currently enabled on the device.
      *
      * @return {@code true} if USB data signaling is enabled, {@code false} otherwise.
      */
diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index c5dc6b7a04269..78ad59f8c01be 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -17565,10 +17565,15 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isUsbDataSignalingEnabled(String packageName) {
+        final CallerIdentity caller = getCallerIdentity(packageName);
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
-            final ActiveAdmin admin = getProfileOwnerOrDeviceOwnerLocked(
-                    getCallerIdentity(packageName));
-            return admin.mUsbDataSignalingEnabled;
+            // If the caller is an admin, return the policy set by itself. Otherwise
+            // return the device-wide policy.
+            if (isDeviceOwner(caller) || isProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDevice(caller)) {
+                return getProfileOwnerOrDeviceOwnerLocked(caller).mUsbDataSignalingEnabled;
+            } else {
+                return isUsbDataSignalingEnabledInternalLocked();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -17578,12 +17583,16 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(isSystemUid(caller));
 
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
-            final ActiveAdmin admin = getDeviceOwnerOrProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDeviceLocked(
-                    UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
-            return admin == null || admin.mUsbDataSignalingEnabled;
+            return isUsbDataSignalingEnabledInternalLocked();
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isUsbDataSignalingEnabledInternalLocked() {
+        final ActiveAdmin admin = getDeviceOwnerOrProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDeviceLocked(
+                UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
+        return admin == null || admin.mUsbDataSignalingEnabled;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean canUsbDataSignalingBeDisabled() {
         return mInjector.binderWithCleanCallingIdentity(() ->