diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
index b3331264aa176..a7fffca8e4ef1 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ interface IWifiManager
 
     boolean disableNetwork(int netId, String packageName);
 
-    void startScan(String packageName);
+    boolean startScan(String packageName);
 
     List<ScanResult> getScanResults(String callingPackage);
 
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
index 9c6c8a90369d3..a19965d24c3e9 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
@@ -1635,8 +1635,7 @@ public class WifiManager {
     public boolean startScan(WorkSource workSource) {
         try {
             String packageName = mContext.getOpPackageName();
-            mService.startScan(packageName);
-            return true;
+            return mService.startScan(packageName);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
         }
diff --git a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/WifiManagerTest.java b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/WifiManagerTest.java
index f3ffcadf25463..20e49cd9e6a2e 100644
--- a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/WifiManagerTest.java
+++ b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/WifiManagerTest.java
@@ -1070,4 +1070,16 @@ i     * Verify that a call to cancel WPS immediately returns a failure.
             fail("setWifiApConfiguration should rethrow Exceptions from WifiService");
         } catch (SecurityException e) { }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check the call to startScan calls WifiService.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testStartScan() throws Exception {
+        when(mWifiService.startScan(TEST_PACKAGE_NAME)).thenReturn(true);
+        assertTrue(mWifiManager.startScan());
+
+        when(mWifiService.startScan(TEST_PACKAGE_NAME)).thenReturn(false);
+        assertFalse(mWifiManager.startScan());
+    }
 }