diff --git a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHost.java b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHost.java
index 24e47bf9e47cc..2dced96d35836 100644
--- a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHost.java
+++ b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetHost.java
@@ -328,6 +328,22 @@ public class AppWidgetHost {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the visibiity of all widgets associated with this host to hidden
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setAppWidgetHidden() {
+        if (sService == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            sService.setAppWidgetHidden(mContextOpPackageName, mHostId);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("System server dead?", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the host's interaction handler.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/appwidget/IAppWidgetService.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/appwidget/IAppWidgetService.aidl
index 2d68cb472fa31..51b56dbf582b1 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/appwidget/IAppWidgetService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/appwidget/IAppWidgetService.aidl
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface IAppWidgetService {
     @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = 30, trackingBug = 170729553)
     RemoteViews getAppWidgetViews(String callingPackage, int appWidgetId);
     int[] getAppWidgetIdsForHost(String callingPackage, int hostId);
+    void setAppWidgetHidden(in String callingPackage, int hostId);
     IntentSender createAppWidgetConfigIntentSender(String callingPackage, int appWidgetId,
             int intentFlags);
 
diff --git a/services/appwidget/java/com/android/server/appwidget/AppWidgetServiceImpl.java b/services/appwidget/java/com/android/server/appwidget/AppWidgetServiceImpl.java
index 38237fa8eabdc..23cacf3c54cf9 100644
--- a/services/appwidget/java/com/android/server/appwidget/AppWidgetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/appwidget/java/com/android/server/appwidget/AppWidgetServiceImpl.java
@@ -865,6 +865,33 @@ class AppWidgetServiceImpl extends IAppWidgetService.Stub implements WidgetBacku
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setAppWidgetHidden(String callingPackage, int hostId) {
+        final int userId = UserHandle.getCallingUserId();
+
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Slog.i(TAG, "setAppWidgetHidden() " + userId);
+        }
+
+        mSecurityPolicy.enforceCallFromPackage(callingPackage);
+
+        synchronized (mLock) {
+            ensureGroupStateLoadedLocked(userId, /* enforceUserUnlockingOrUnlocked */false);
+
+            HostId id = new HostId(Binder.getCallingUid(), hostId, callingPackage);
+            Host host = lookupHostLocked(id);
+
+            if (host != null) {
+                try {
+                    mAppOpsManagerInternal.updateAppWidgetVisibility(host.getWidgetUids(), false);
+                } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                    Slog.e(TAG, "setAppWidgetHidden(): Getting host uids: " + host.toString(), e);
+                    throw e;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void deleteAppWidgetId(String callingPackage, int appWidgetId) {
         final int userId = UserHandle.getCallingUserId();