diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 2b4fee09a06e8..04ac82756e821 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -10572,9 +10572,10 @@ package android.content {
 
   public static final class ContextParams.Builder {
     ctor public ContextParams.Builder();
+    ctor public ContextParams.Builder(@NonNull android.content.ContextParams);
     method @NonNull public android.content.ContextParams build();
-    method @NonNull public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setAttributionTag(@NonNull String);
-    method @NonNull public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setReceiverPackage(@NonNull String, @Nullable String);
+    method @NonNull public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setAttributionTag(@Nullable String);
+    method @NonNull public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setReceiverPackage(@Nullable String, @Nullable String);
   }
 
   public class ContextWrapper extends android.content.Context {
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index a7473e7a4c45c..07260fd8384f4 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ package android.content {
   }
 
   public static final class ContextParams.Builder {
-    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.RENOUNCE_PERMISSIONS) public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setRenouncedPermissions(@NonNull java.util.Set<java.lang.String>);
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.RENOUNCE_PERMISSIONS) public android.content.ContextParams.Builder setRenouncedPermissions(@Nullable java.util.Set<java.lang.String>);
   }
 
   public class ContextWrapper extends android.content.Context {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
index d040938803f6b..996c66b3437b9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
@@ -2635,7 +2635,8 @@ class ContextImpl extends Context {
 
     @Override
     public @NonNull Context createAttributionContext(@Nullable String attributionTag) {
-        return createContext(new ContextParams.Builder().setAttributionTag(attributionTag).build());
+        return createContext(
+                new ContextParams.Builder(mParams).setAttributionTag(attributionTag).build());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ContextParams.java b/core/java/android/content/ContextParams.java
index 17ec2a847d4fe..fad905bfac137 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ContextParams.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ContextParams.java
@@ -119,6 +119,37 @@ public final class ContextParams {
         private String mReceiverAttributionTag;
         private Set<String> mRenouncedPermissions;
 
+        /**
+         * Create a new builder.
+         * <p>
+         * This is valuable when you are interested in having explicit control
+         * over every sub-parameter, and don't want to inherit any values from
+         * an existing Context.
+         * <p>
+         * Developers should strongly consider using
+         * {@link #Builder(ContextParams)} instead of this constructor, since
+         * that will will automatically inherit any new sub-parameters added in
+         * future platform releases.
+         */
+        public Builder() {
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Create a new builder that inherits all sub-parameters by default.
+         * <p>
+         * This is valuable when you are only interested in overriding specific
+         * sub-parameters, and want to preserve all other parameters. Setting a
+         * specific sub-parameter on the returned builder will override any
+         * inherited value.
+         */
+        public Builder(@NonNull ContextParams params) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(params);
+            mAttributionTag = params.mAttributionTag;
+            mReceiverPackage = params.mReceiverPackage;
+            mReceiverAttributionTag = params.mReceiverAttributionTag;
+            mRenouncedPermissions = params.mRenouncedPermissions;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Sets an attribution tag against which to track permission accesses.
          *
@@ -126,8 +157,8 @@ public final class ContextParams {
          * @return This builder.
          */
         @NonNull
-        public Builder setAttributionTag(@NonNull String attributionTag) {
-            mAttributionTag = Objects.requireNonNull(attributionTag);
+        public Builder setAttributionTag(@Nullable String attributionTag) {
+            mAttributionTag = attributionTag;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -140,9 +171,9 @@ public final class ContextParams {
          * @return This builder.
          */
         @NonNull
-        public Builder setReceiverPackage(@NonNull String packageName,
+        public Builder setReceiverPackage(@Nullable String packageName,
                 @Nullable String attributionTag) {
-            mReceiverPackage = Objects.requireNonNull(packageName);
+            mReceiverPackage = packageName;
             mReceiverAttributionTag = attributionTag;
             return this;
         }
@@ -169,8 +200,13 @@ public final class ContextParams {
          */
         @SystemApi
         @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.RENOUNCE_PERMISSIONS)
-        public @NonNull Builder setRenouncedPermissions(@NonNull Set<String> renouncedPermissions) {
-            mRenouncedPermissions = Collections.unmodifiableSet(renouncedPermissions);
+        public @NonNull Builder setRenouncedPermissions(
+                @Nullable Set<String> renouncedPermissions) {
+            if (renouncedPermissions != null) {
+                mRenouncedPermissions = Collections.unmodifiableSet(renouncedPermissions);
+            } else {
+                mRenouncedPermissions = null;
+            }
             return this;
         }