diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
index 4b343af61f0cb..fda87beb941ca 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public final class Zygote {
      */
     public static final int PROFILE_FROM_SHELL = 1 << 15;
 
-    /**
+    /*
      * Enable using the ART app image startup cache
      */
     public static final int USE_APP_IMAGE_STARTUP_CACHE = 1 << 16;
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ public final class Zygote {
      */
     public static final int DEBUG_IGNORE_APP_SIGNAL_HANDLER = 1 << 17;
 
+    /**
+     * Disable runtime access to {@link android.annotation.TestApi} annotated members.
+     *
+     * <p>This only takes effect if Hidden API access restrictions are enabled as well.
+     */
+    public static final int DISABLE_TEST_API_ENFORCEMENT_POLICY = 1 << 18;
+
     public static final int MEMORY_TAG_LEVEL_MASK = (1 << 19) | (1 << 20);
     /**
      * Enable pointer tagging in this process.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 780c0267ae52e..7fe1cccf971f3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -6043,10 +6043,18 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                 abiOverride, zygotePolicyFlags);
     }
 
-    // TODO: Move to ProcessList?
     @GuardedBy("this")
     final ProcessRecord addAppLocked(ApplicationInfo info, String customProcess, boolean isolated,
             boolean disableHiddenApiChecks, String abiOverride, int zygotePolicyFlags) {
+        return addAppLocked(info, customProcess, isolated, disableHiddenApiChecks,
+                false /* disableTestApiChecks */, abiOverride, zygotePolicyFlags);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Move to ProcessList?
+    @GuardedBy("this")
+    final ProcessRecord addAppLocked(ApplicationInfo info, String customProcess, boolean isolated,
+            boolean disableHiddenApiChecks, boolean disableTestApiChecks,
+            String abiOverride, int zygotePolicyFlags) {
         ProcessRecord app;
         if (!isolated) {
             app = getProcessRecordLocked(customProcess != null ? customProcess : info.processName,
@@ -6081,7 +6089,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
             mPersistentStartingProcesses.add(app);
             mProcessList.startProcessLocked(app, new HostingRecord("added application",
                     customProcess != null ? customProcess : app.processName),
-                    zygotePolicyFlags, disableHiddenApiChecks, abiOverride);
+                    zygotePolicyFlags, disableHiddenApiChecks, disableTestApiChecks, abiOverride);
         }
 
         return app;
@@ -14398,10 +14406,11 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                     mUsageStatsService.reportEvent(ii.targetPackage, userId,
                             UsageEvents.Event.SYSTEM_INTERACTION);
                 }
-                app = addAppLocked(ai, defProcess, false, disableHiddenApiChecks, abiOverride,
-                        ZYGOTE_POLICY_FLAG_EMPTY);
+                app = addAppLocked(ai, defProcess, false, disableHiddenApiChecks,
+                        disableTestApiChecks, abiOverride, ZYGOTE_POLICY_FLAG_EMPTY);
             }
 
+
             app.setActiveInstrumentation(activeInstr);
             activeInstr.mFinished = false;
             activeInstr.mSourceUid = callingUid;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
index 1c98fd6cd3527..2273779c21271 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
@@ -1748,7 +1748,8 @@ public final class ProcessList {
      */
     @GuardedBy("mService")
     boolean startProcessLocked(ProcessRecord app, HostingRecord hostingRecord,
-            int zygotePolicyFlags, boolean disableHiddenApiChecks, String abiOverride) {
+            int zygotePolicyFlags, boolean disableHiddenApiChecks, boolean disableTestApiChecks,
+            String abiOverride) {
         if (app.pendingStart) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -1888,6 +1889,10 @@ public final class ProcessList {
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid API policy: " + policy);
                 }
                 runtimeFlags |= policyBits;
+
+                if (disableTestApiChecks) {
+                    runtimeFlags |= Zygote.DISABLE_TEST_API_ENFORCEMENT_POLICY;
+                }
             }
 
             String useAppImageCache = SystemProperties.get(
@@ -2337,7 +2342,8 @@ public final class ProcessList {
     final boolean startProcessLocked(ProcessRecord app, HostingRecord hostingRecord,
             int zygotePolicyFlags, String abiOverride) {
         return startProcessLocked(app, hostingRecord, zygotePolicyFlags,
-                false /* disableHiddenApiChecks */, abiOverride);
+                false /* disableHiddenApiChecks */, false /* disableTestApiChecks */,
+                abiOverride);
     }
 
     @GuardedBy("mService")