diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 48801015732d2..b5c23f1eb7bcf 100755
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -42637,6 +42637,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public static int getDefaultVoiceSubscriptionId();
     method public static int[] getSubscriptionIds(int);
     method public java.util.List<android.telephony.SubscriptionPlan> getSubscriptionPlans(int);
+    method public boolean isActiveSubscriptionId(int);
     method public boolean isNetworkRoaming(int);
     method public static boolean isValidSubscriptionId(int);
     method public void removeOnOpportunisticSubscriptionsChangedListener(android.telephony.SubscriptionManager.OnOpportunisticSubscriptionsChangedListener);
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index 8f7993cc7251e..3ef80c2efcb51 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -1846,6 +1846,19 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
         return new Resources(context.getResources().getAssets(), newMetrics, newConfig);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the supplied subscription ID corresponds to an active subscription.
+     *
+     * @param subscriptionId the subscription ID.
+     * @return {@code true} if the supplied subscription ID corresponds to an active subscription;
+     * {@code false} if it does not correspond to an active subscription; or throw a
+     * SecurityException if the caller hasn't got the right permission.
+     */
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
+    public boolean isActiveSubscriptionId(int subscriptionId) {
+        return isActiveSubId(subscriptionId);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return true if the sub ID is active. i.e. The sub ID corresponds to a known subscription
      * and the SIM providing the subscription is present in a slot and in "LOADED" state.
@@ -1856,7 +1869,7 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
         try {
             ISub iSub = ISub.Stub.asInterface(ServiceManager.getService("isub"));
             if (iSub != null) {
-                return iSub.isActiveSubId(subId);
+                return iSub.isActiveSubId(subId, mContext.getOpPackageName());
             }
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
         }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
index 6521f0b41cb29..0ccd748c31df8 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
@@ -232,5 +232,5 @@ interface ISub {
      */
     int getSimStateForSlotIndex(int slotIndex);
 
-    boolean isActiveSubId(int subId);
+    boolean isActiveSubId(int subId, String callingPackage);
 }