diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index aec29fd91d29a..0878e7e666445 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -4000,6 +4000,7 @@ package android.app {
     ctor public AssistContent();
     method public android.content.ClipData getClipData();
     method public android.net.Uri getWebUri();
+    method public boolean isAppProvidedIntent();
     method public void setClipData(android.content.ClipData);
     method public void setIntent(android.content.Intent);
     method public void setWebUri(android.net.Uri);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 3cceadc9812e2..198393664a6d1 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -4096,6 +4096,7 @@ package android.app {
     ctor public AssistContent();
     method public android.content.ClipData getClipData();
     method public android.net.Uri getWebUri();
+    method public boolean isAppProvidedIntent();
     method public void setClipData(android.content.ClipData);
     method public void setIntent(android.content.Intent);
     method public void setWebUri(android.net.Uri);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 10d76f750ac5c..3d26ccd6cc806 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -2584,9 +2584,9 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
                     intent.setFlags(intent.getFlags() & ~(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION
                             | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION));
                     intent.removeUnsafeExtras();
-                    content.setIntent(intent);
+                    content.setDefaultIntent(intent);
                 } else {
-                    content.setIntent(new Intent());
+                    content.setDefaultIntent(new Intent());
                 }
                 r.activity.onProvideAssistContent(content);
             }
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/AssistContent.java b/core/java/android/app/AssistContent.java
index 4cb89a81005eb..8c98aa9d76059 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/AssistContent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/AssistContent.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.os.Parcelable;
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class AssistContent {
+    private boolean mIsAppProvidedIntent = false;
     private Intent mIntent;
     private ClipData mClipData;
     private Uri mUri;
@@ -55,12 +56,14 @@ public class AssistContent {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the Intent associated with the content, describing the current top-level context of
-     * the activity.  If this contains a reference to a piece of data related to the activity,
-     * be sure to set {@link Intent#FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION} so the accessibility
-     * service can access it.
+     * @hide
+     * Called by {@link android.app.ActivityThread} to set the default Intent based on
+     * {@link android.app.Activity#getIntent Activity.getIntent}.
+     *
+     * <p>Automatically populates {@link #mUri} if that Intent is an {@link Intent#ACTION_VIEW}
+     * of a web (http or https scheme) URI.</p>
      */
-    public void setIntent(Intent intent) {
+    public void setDefaultIntent(Intent intent) {
         mIntent = intent;
         setWebUri(null);
         if (intent != null && Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(intent.getAction())) {
@@ -72,13 +75,35 @@ public class AssistContent {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return the current {@link #setIntent}, which you can modify in-place.
+     * Sets the Intent associated with the content, describing the current top-level context of
+     * the activity.  If this contains a reference to a piece of data related to the activity,
+     * be sure to set {@link Intent#FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION} so the accessibility
+     * service can access it.
+     */
+    public void setIntent(Intent intent) {
+        mIsAppProvidedIntent = true;
+        mIntent = intent;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current {@link #setIntent} if one is set, else the default Intent obtained from
+     * {@link android.app.Activity#getIntent Activity.getIntent}. Can be modified in-place.
      * @hide
      */
     public Intent getIntent() {
         return mIntent;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether or not the current Intent was explicitly provided in
+     * {@link android.app.Activity#onProvideAssistContent Activity.onProvideAssistContent}. If not,
+     * the Intent was automatically set based on
+     * {@link android.app.Activity#getIntent Activity.getIntent}.
+     */
+    public boolean isAppProvidedIntent() {
+        return mIsAppProvidedIntent;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Optional additional content items that are involved with
      * the current UI.  Access to this content will be granted to the assistant as if you
@@ -103,9 +128,6 @@ public class AssistContent {
      * off the device into other environments to acesss the same data as is currently
      * being shown in the app; if the app does not have such a representation, it should
      * leave the null and only report the local intent and clip data.
-     *
-     * <p>This will be automatically populated for you from {@link #setIntent} if that Intent
-     * is an {@link Intent#ACTION_VIEW} of a web (http or https scheme) URI.</p>
      */
     public void setWebUri(Uri uri) {
         mUri = uri;