diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ContentService.java b/core/java/android/content/ContentService.java
index f7424487dcfec..974a6670aab4e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ContentService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ContentService.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
             restoreCallingIdentity(identityToken);
         }
     }
-    
+
     public boolean getSyncAutomatically(Account account, String providerName) {
         mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS,
                 "no permission to read the sync settings");
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         }
         return false;
     }
-    
+
     public void setMasterSyncAutomatically(boolean flag) {
         mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS,
                 "no permission to write the sync settings");
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         }
         return false;
     }
-    
+
     public ActiveSyncInfo getActiveSync() {
         mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS,
                 "no permission to read the sync stats");
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         }
         return null;
     }
-    
+
     public SyncStatusInfo getSyncStatus(Account account, String authority) {
         mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS,
                 "no permission to read the sync stats");
@@ -371,15 +371,15 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         try {
             SyncManager syncManager = getSyncManager();
             if (syncManager != null) {
-                return syncManager.getSyncStorageEngine().getStatusByAuthority(
-                        authority);
+                return syncManager.getSyncStorageEngine().getStatusByAccountAndAuthority(
+                    account, authority);
             }
         } finally {
             restoreCallingIdentity(identityToken);
         }
         return null;
     }
-    
+
     public boolean isSyncPending(Account account, String authority) {
         mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS,
                 "no permission to read the sync stats");
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
         }
         return false;
     }
-    
+
     public void addStatusChangeListener(int mask, ISyncStatusObserver callback) {
         long identityToken = clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
             restoreCallingIdentity(identityToken);
         }
     }
-    
+
     public void removeStatusChangeListener(ISyncStatusObserver callback) {
         long identityToken = clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public final class ContentService extends IContentService.Stub {
             restoreCallingIdentity(identityToken);
         }
     }
-    
+
     public static IContentService main(Context context, boolean factoryTest) {
         ContentService service = new ContentService(context, factoryTest);
         ServiceManager.addService(ContentResolver.CONTENT_SERVICE_NAME, service);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/SyncStorageEngine.java b/core/java/android/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
index df3d241fac48b..f2519840bc49a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
@@ -866,27 +866,28 @@ public class SyncStorageEngine extends Handler {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the status that matches the authority. If there are multiples accounts for
-     * the authority, the one with the latest "lastSuccessTime" status is returned.
+     * Returns the status that matches the authority and account.
+     *
+     * @param account the account we want to check
      * @param authority the authority whose row should be selected
      * @return the SyncStatusInfo for the authority, or null if none exists
      */
-    public SyncStatusInfo getStatusByAuthority(String authority) {
+    public SyncStatusInfo getStatusByAccountAndAuthority(Account account, String authority) {
+        if (account == null || authority == null) {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+        }
         synchronized (mAuthorities) {
-            SyncStatusInfo best = null;
             final int N = mSyncStatus.size();
             for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
                 SyncStatusInfo cur = mSyncStatus.valueAt(i);
                 AuthorityInfo ainfo = mAuthorities.get(cur.authorityId);
-                if (ainfo != null && ainfo.authority.equals(authority)) {
-                    if (best == null) {
-                        best = cur;
-                    } else if (best.lastSuccessTime > cur.lastSuccessTime) {
-                        best = cur;
-                    }
+
+                if (ainfo != null && ainfo.authority.equals(authority) &&
+                    account.equals(ainfo.account)) {
+                  return cur;
                 }
             }
-            return best;
+            return null;
         }
     }