diff --git a/core/java/android/content/SyncInfo.java b/core/java/android/content/SyncInfo.java
index 0284882963c72..cffc653e44ef7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/SyncInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/SyncInfo.java
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public class SyncInfo implements Parcelable {
         this.startTime = startTime;
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    public SyncInfo(SyncInfo other) {
+        this.authorityId = other.authorityId;
+        this.account = new Account(other.account.name, other.account.type);
+        this.authority = other.authority;
+        this.startTime = other.startTime;
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     public int describeContents() {
         return 0;
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/content/ContentService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/content/ContentService.java
index cb35ef11c6f6d..023bf2b206140 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/content/ContentService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/content/ContentService.java
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         int userId = UserHandle.getCallingUserId();
         long identityToken = clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
-            return getSyncManager().getSyncStorageEngine().getCurrentSyncs(userId);
+            return getSyncManager().getSyncStorageEngine().getCurrentSyncsCopy(userId);
         } finally {
             restoreCallingIdentity(identityToken);
         }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java b/services/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
index 41ef22959be52..5ebf9ea9ba5ea 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
@@ -1295,20 +1295,40 @@ public class SyncStorageEngine extends Handler {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return a list of the currently active syncs. Note that the returned items are the
-     * real, live active sync objects, so be careful what you do with it.
+     * Return a list of the currently active syncs. Note that the returned
+     * items are the real, live active sync objects, so be careful what you do
+     * with it.
      */
-    public List<SyncInfo> getCurrentSyncs(int userId) {
+    private List<SyncInfo> getCurrentSyncs(int userId) {
         synchronized (mAuthorities) {
-            ArrayList<SyncInfo> syncs = mCurrentSyncs.get(userId);
-            if (syncs == null) {
-                syncs = new ArrayList<SyncInfo>();
-                mCurrentSyncs.put(userId, syncs);
-            }
-            return syncs;
+            return getCurrentSyncsLocked(userId);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return a copy of the current syncs data structure. Will not return
+     * null.
+     */
+    public List<SyncInfo> getCurrentSyncsCopy(int userId) {
+        synchronized (mAuthorities) {
+            final List<SyncInfo> syncs = getCurrentSyncsLocked(userId);
+            final List<SyncInfo> syncsCopy = new ArrayList<SyncInfo>();
+            for (SyncInfo sync : syncs) {
+                syncsCopy.add(new SyncInfo(sync));
+            }
+            return syncsCopy;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<SyncInfo> getCurrentSyncsLocked(int userId) {
+        ArrayList<SyncInfo> syncs = mCurrentSyncs.get(userId);
+        if (syncs == null) {
+            syncs = new ArrayList<SyncInfo>();
+            mCurrentSyncs.put(userId, syncs);
+        }
+        return syncs;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return an array of the current sync status for all authorities.  Note
      * that the objects inside the array are the real, live status objects,