diff --git a/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java b/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
index 7956be343bec0..bb8fa9eb40074 100644
--- a/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
+++ b/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
      */
     private long mCreationTime;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the user-prompt may be skipped once the device is found.
+     *
+     * Populated by the system.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    private boolean mSkipPrompt = false;
+
     private void onConstructed() {
         mCreationTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     }
@@ -137,6 +146,11 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
         mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription = desc;
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    public void setSkipPrompt(boolean value) {
+        mSkipPrompt = true;
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.R, trackingBug = 170729553)
     public boolean isSingleDevice() {
@@ -207,13 +221,14 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
             markUsed();
             return new AssociationRequest(
                     mSingleDevice, emptyIfNull(mDeviceFilters),
-                    mDeviceProfile, null, null, -1L);
+                    mDeviceProfile, null, null, -1L, false);
         }
     }
 
 
 
 
+
     // Code below generated by codegen v1.0.22.
     //
     // DO NOT MODIFY!
@@ -250,6 +265,10 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
      *   Populated by the system.
      * @param creationTime
      *   The time at which his request was created
+     * @param skipPrompt
+     *   Whether the user-prompt may be skipped once the device is found.
+     *
+     *   Populated by the system.
      * @hide
      */
     @DataClass.Generated.Member
@@ -259,7 +278,8 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
             @Nullable @DeviceProfile String deviceProfile,
             @Nullable String callingPackage,
             @Nullable String deviceProfilePrivilegesDescription,
-            long creationTime) {
+            long creationTime,
+            boolean skipPrompt) {
         this.mSingleDevice = singleDevice;
         this.mDeviceFilters = deviceFilters;
         com.android.internal.util.AnnotationValidations.validate(
@@ -270,6 +290,7 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
         this.mCallingPackage = callingPackage;
         this.mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription = deviceProfilePrivilegesDescription;
         this.mCreationTime = creationTime;
+        this.mSkipPrompt = skipPrompt;
 
         onConstructed();
     }
@@ -318,6 +339,18 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
         return mCreationTime;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the user-prompt may be skipped once the device is found.
+     *
+     * Populated by the system.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @DataClass.Generated.Member
+    public boolean isSkipPrompt() {
+        return mSkipPrompt;
+    }
+
     @Override
     @DataClass.Generated.Member
     public String toString() {
@@ -330,7 +363,8 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
                 "deviceProfile = " + mDeviceProfile + ", " +
                 "callingPackage = " + mCallingPackage + ", " +
                 "deviceProfilePrivilegesDescription = " + mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription + ", " +
-                "creationTime = " + mCreationTime +
+                "creationTime = " + mCreationTime + ", " +
+                "skipPrompt = " + mSkipPrompt +
         " }";
     }
 
@@ -352,7 +386,8 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
                 && Objects.equals(mDeviceProfile, that.mDeviceProfile)
                 && Objects.equals(mCallingPackage, that.mCallingPackage)
                 && Objects.equals(mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription, that.mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription)
-                && mCreationTime == that.mCreationTime;
+                && mCreationTime == that.mCreationTime
+                && mSkipPrompt == that.mSkipPrompt;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -368,6 +403,7 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
         _hash = 31 * _hash + Objects.hashCode(mCallingPackage);
         _hash = 31 * _hash + Objects.hashCode(mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription);
         _hash = 31 * _hash + Long.hashCode(mCreationTime);
+        _hash = 31 * _hash + Boolean.hashCode(mSkipPrompt);
         return _hash;
     }
 
@@ -379,6 +415,7 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
 
         byte flg = 0;
         if (mSingleDevice) flg |= 0x1;
+        if (mSkipPrompt) flg |= 0x40;
         if (mDeviceProfile != null) flg |= 0x4;
         if (mCallingPackage != null) flg |= 0x8;
         if (mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription != null) flg |= 0x10;
@@ -403,6 +440,7 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
 
         byte flg = in.readByte();
         boolean singleDevice = (flg & 0x1) != 0;
+        boolean skipPrompt = (flg & 0x40) != 0;
         List<DeviceFilter<?>> deviceFilters = new ArrayList<>();
         in.readParcelableList(deviceFilters, DeviceFilter.class.getClassLoader());
         String deviceProfile = (flg & 0x4) == 0 ? null : in.readString();
@@ -420,6 +458,7 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
         this.mCallingPackage = callingPackage;
         this.mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription = deviceProfilePrivilegesDescription;
         this.mCreationTime = creationTime;
+        this.mSkipPrompt = skipPrompt;
 
         onConstructed();
     }
@@ -439,10 +478,10 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
     };
 
     @DataClass.Generated(
-            time = 1614976943652L,
+            time = 1615252862756L,
             codegenVersion = "1.0.22",
             sourceFile = "frameworks/base/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java",
-            inputSignatures = "private static final  java.lang.String LOG_TAG\npublic static final  java.lang.String DEVICE_PROFILE_WATCH\nprivate  boolean mSingleDevice\nprivate @com.android.internal.util.DataClass.PluralOf(\"deviceFilter\") @android.annotation.NonNull java.util.List<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> mDeviceFilters\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable @android.companion.AssociationRequest.DeviceProfile java.lang.String mDeviceProfile\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mCallingPackage\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription\nprivate  long mCreationTime\nprivate  void onConstructed()\npublic  void setCallingPackage(java.lang.String)\npublic  void setDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription(java.lang.String)\npublic @android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage boolean isSingleDevice()\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull @android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage java.util.List<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> getDeviceFilters()\nclass AssociationRequest extends java.lang.Object implements [android.os.Parcelable]\nprivate  boolean mSingleDevice\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.util.ArrayList<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> mDeviceFilters\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mDeviceProfile\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder setSingleDevice(boolean)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder addDeviceFilter(android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder setDeviceProfile(java.lang.String)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull @java.lang.Override android.companion.AssociationRequest build()\nclass Builder extends android.provider.OneTimeUseBuilder<android.companion.AssociationRequest> implements []\n@com.android.internal.util.DataClass(genToString=true, genEqualsHashCode=true, genHiddenGetters=true, genParcelable=true, genHiddenConstructor=true, genBuilder=false)")
+            inputSignatures = "private static final  java.lang.String LOG_TAG\npublic static final  java.lang.String DEVICE_PROFILE_WATCH\nprivate  boolean mSingleDevice\nprivate @com.android.internal.util.DataClass.PluralOf(\"deviceFilter\") @android.annotation.NonNull java.util.List<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> mDeviceFilters\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable @android.companion.AssociationRequest.DeviceProfile java.lang.String mDeviceProfile\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mCallingPackage\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription\nprivate  long mCreationTime\nprivate  boolean mSkipPrompt\nprivate  void onConstructed()\npublic  void setCallingPackage(java.lang.String)\npublic  void setDeviceProfilePrivilegesDescription(java.lang.String)\npublic  void setSkipPrompt(boolean)\npublic @android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage boolean isSingleDevice()\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull @android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage java.util.List<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> getDeviceFilters()\nclass AssociationRequest extends java.lang.Object implements [android.os.Parcelable]\nprivate  boolean mSingleDevice\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.util.ArrayList<android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>> mDeviceFilters\nprivate @android.annotation.Nullable java.lang.String mDeviceProfile\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder setSingleDevice(boolean)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder addDeviceFilter(android.companion.DeviceFilter<?>)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull android.companion.AssociationRequest.Builder setDeviceProfile(java.lang.String)\npublic @android.annotation.NonNull @java.lang.Override android.companion.AssociationRequest build()\nclass Builder extends android.provider.OneTimeUseBuilder<android.companion.AssociationRequest> implements []\n@com.android.internal.util.DataClass(genToString=true, genEqualsHashCode=true, genHiddenGetters=true, genParcelable=true, genHiddenConstructor=true, genBuilder=false)")
     @Deprecated
     private void __metadata() {}
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 46a1258543f7c..de6f539ef34ec 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -3774,6 +3774,23 @@
     -->
     <string name="config_companionDeviceManagerPackage" translatable="false"></string>
 
+    <!-- A list of packages managing companion device(s) by the same manufacturers as the main
+         device. It will fall back to showing a prompt if the association has been called multiple
+         times in a short period.
+         Note that config_companionDeviceManagerPackage and config_companionDeviceCerts are
+         parallel arrays.
+     -->
+    <string-array name="config_companionDevicePackages" translatable="false"></string-array>
+
+    <!-- A list of SHA256 Certificates managing companion device(s) by the same manufacturers as
+         the main device. It will fall back to showing a prompt if the association has been called
+         multiple times in a short period.
+         Note that config_companionDeviceCerts and config_companionDeviceManagerPackage are parallel
+         arrays.
+         Example: "1A:2B:3C:4D"
+     -->
+    <string-array name="config_companionDeviceCerts" translatable="false"></string-array>
+
     <!-- The package name for the default wellbeing app.
          This package must be trusted, as it has the permissions to control other applications
          on the device.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 3b3e196965901..b8a182be055f5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="cfTemplateRegisteredTime" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="chooseActivity" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="checked" />
+  <java-symbol type="array" name="config_companionDevicePackages" />
+  <java-symbol type="array" name="config_companionDeviceCerts" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_default_dns_server" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_ethernet_iface_regex" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="not_checked" />
diff --git a/packages/CompanionDeviceManager/src/com/android/companiondevicemanager/CompanionDeviceActivity.java b/packages/CompanionDeviceManager/src/com/android/companiondevicemanager/CompanionDeviceActivity.java
index 91a6749ac42d0..c1a0a9a92cc2e 100644
--- a/packages/CompanionDeviceManager/src/com/android/companiondevicemanager/CompanionDeviceActivity.java
+++ b/packages/CompanionDeviceManager/src/com/android/companiondevicemanager/CompanionDeviceActivity.java
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ public class CompanionDeviceActivity extends Activity {
             mPairButton.setOnClickListener(v -> onDeviceConfirmed(getService().mSelectedDevice));
             getService().mSelectedDevice = selectedDevice;
             onSelectionUpdate();
+            if (getRequest().isSkipPrompt()) {
+                onDeviceConfirmed(selectedDevice);
+            }
         } else {
             setContentView(R.layout.device_chooser);
             mPairButton = findViewById(R.id.button_pair);
diff --git a/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java b/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
index b1eae9edc3d4d..ab85b5e5cdf67 100644
--- a/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
+++ b/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static android.bluetooth.le.ScanSettings.CALLBACK_TYPE_ALL_MATCHES;
 import static android.bluetooth.le.ScanSettings.SCAN_MODE_BALANCED;
 import static android.content.Context.BIND_IMPORTANT;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_ALL;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
 
 import static com.android.internal.util.CollectionUtils.any;
 import static com.android.internal.util.CollectionUtils.emptyIfNull;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManagerInternal;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+import android.content.pm.Signature;
 import android.content.pm.UserInfo;
 import android.net.NetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.os.Binder;
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ import android.util.ArraySet;
 import android.util.AtomicFile;
 import android.util.ExceptionUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.PackageUtils;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.util.Xml;
@@ -134,8 +137,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -164,6 +169,9 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
     private static final String PREF_FILE_NAME = "companion_device_preferences.xml";
     private static final String PREF_KEY_AUTO_REVOKE_GRANTS_DONE = "auto_revoke_grants_done";
 
+    private static final int ASSOCIATE_WITHOUT_PROMPT_MAX_PER_TIME_WINDOW = 5;
+    private static final long ASSOCIATE_WITHOUT_PROMPT_WINDOW_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 60 min;
+
     private static final String XML_TAG_ASSOCIATIONS = "associations";
     private static final String XML_TAG_ASSOCIATION = "association";
     private static final String XML_ATTR_PACKAGE = "package";
@@ -418,6 +426,11 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
             mRequest = request;
             mCallingPackage = callingPackage;
             request.setCallingPackage(callingPackage);
+
+            if (mayAssociateWithoutPrompt(callingPackage, userId)) {
+                Slog.i(LOG_TAG, "setSkipPrompt(true)");
+                request.setSkipPrompt(true);
+            }
             callback.asBinder().linkToDeath(CompanionDeviceManagerService.this /* recipient */, 0);
 
             AndroidFuture<String> fetchProfileDescription =
@@ -503,7 +516,7 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
         private boolean callerCanManageCompanionDevices() {
             return getContext().checkCallingOrSelfPermission(
                     android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_COMPANION_DEVICES)
-                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+                    == PERMISSION_GRANTED;
         }
 
         private void checkCallerIsSystemOr(String pkg) throws RemoteException {
@@ -583,7 +596,7 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
 
             boolean bypassMacPermission = getContext().getPackageManager().checkPermission(
                     android.Manifest.permission.COMPANION_APPROVE_WIFI_CONNECTIONS, packageName)
-                    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+                    == PERMISSION_GRANTED;
             if (bypassMacPermission) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -844,6 +857,72 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
         }
     }
 
+    private Set<String> getSameOemPackageCerts(
+            String packageName, String[] oemPackages, String[] sameOemCerts) {
+        Set<String> sameOemPackageCerts = new HashSet<>();
+
+        // Assume OEM may enter same package name in the parallel string array with
+        // multiple ADK certs corresponding to it
+        for (int i = 0; i < oemPackages.length; i++) {
+            if (oemPackages[i].equals(packageName)) {
+                sameOemPackageCerts.add(sameOemCerts[i].replaceAll(":", ""));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return sameOemPackageCerts;
+    }
+
+    boolean mayAssociateWithoutPrompt(String packageName, int userId) {
+        String[] sameOemPackages = getContext()
+                .getResources()
+                .getStringArray(com.android.internal.R.array.config_companionDevicePackages);
+        if (!ArrayUtils.contains(sameOemPackages, packageName)) {
+            Slog.w(LOG_TAG, packageName
+                    + " can not silently create associations due to no package found."
+                    + " Packages from OEM: " + Arrays.toString(sameOemPackages)
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Throttle frequent associations
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        Set<Association> recentAssociations = filter(
+                getAllAssociations(userId, packageName),
+                a -> now - a.getTimeApprovedMs() < ASSOCIATE_WITHOUT_PROMPT_WINDOW_MS);
+
+        if (recentAssociations.size() >= ASSOCIATE_WITHOUT_PROMPT_MAX_PER_TIME_WINDOW) {
+            Slog.w(LOG_TAG, "Too many associations. " + packageName
+                    + " already associated " + recentAssociations.size()
+                    + " devices within the last " + ASSOCIATE_WITHOUT_PROMPT_WINDOW_MS
+                    + "ms: " + recentAssociations);
+            return false;
+        }
+        String[] sameOemCerts = getContext()
+                .getResources()
+                .getStringArray(com.android.internal.R.array.config_companionDeviceCerts);
+
+        Signature[] signatures = mPackageManagerInternal
+                .getPackage(packageName).getSigningDetails().signatures;
+        String[] apkCerts = PackageUtils.computeSignaturesSha256Digests(signatures);
+
+        Set<String> sameOemPackageCerts =
+                getSameOemPackageCerts(packageName, sameOemPackages, sameOemCerts);
+
+        for (String cert : apkCerts) {
+            if (sameOemPackageCerts.contains(cert)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Slog.w(LOG_TAG, packageName
+                + " can not silently create associations. " + packageName
+                + " has SHA256 certs from APK: " + Arrays.toString(apkCerts)
+                + " and from OEM: " + Arrays.toString(sameOemCerts)
+        );
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static <T> boolean containsEither(T[] array, T a, T b) {
         return ArrayUtils.contains(array, a) || ArrayUtils.contains(array, b);
     }