diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkStack.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkStack.java
index dbb894f92f55e..a46c410bd55ef 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkStack.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkStack.java
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@
  */
 package android.net;
 
+import static android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
+import android.content.Context;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 /**
  *
  * Constants for client code communicating with the network stack service.
@@ -37,4 +44,52 @@ public class NetworkStack {
             "android.permission.MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK";
 
     private NetworkStack() {}
+
+    /**
+     * If the NetworkStack, MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK are not allowed for a particular process, throw a
+     * {@link SecurityException}.
+     *
+     * @param context {@link android.content.Context} for the process.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void checkNetworkStackPermission(final @NonNull Context context) {
+        checkNetworkStackPermissionOr(context);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If the NetworkStack, MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK or other specified permissions are not allowed
+     * for a particular process, throw a {@link SecurityException}.
+     *
+     * @param context {@link android.content.Context} for the process.
+     * @param otherPermissions The set of permissions that could be the candidate permissions , or
+     *                         empty string if none of other permissions needed.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void checkNetworkStackPermissionOr(final @NonNull Context context,
+            final @NonNull String... otherPermissions) {
+        ArrayList<String> permissions = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(otherPermissions));
+        permissions.add(NETWORK_STACK);
+        permissions.add(PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK);
+        enforceAnyPermissionOf(context, permissions.toArray(new String[0]));
+    }
+
+    private static void enforceAnyPermissionOf(final @NonNull Context context,
+            final @NonNull String... permissions) {
+        if (!checkAnyPermissionOf(context, permissions)) {
+            throw new SecurityException("Requires one of the following permissions: "
+                + String.join(", ", permissions) + ".");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean checkAnyPermissionOf(final @NonNull Context context,
+            final @NonNull String... permissions) {
+        for (String permission : permissions) {
+            if (context.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(permission) == PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsService.java
index f237c4bca57b1..484efd6bfd748 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/net/NetworkStatsService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_USER_REMOVED;
 import static android.content.Intent.EXTRA_UID;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.ACTION_TETHER_STATE_CHANGED;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.isNetworkTypeMobile;
+import static android.net.NetworkStack.checkNetworkStackPermission;
 import static android.net.NetworkStats.DEFAULT_NETWORK_ALL;
 import static android.net.NetworkStats.IFACE_ALL;
 import static android.net.NetworkStats.INTERFACES_ALL;
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ public class NetworkStatsService extends INetworkStatsService.Stub {
             VpnInfo[] vpnArray,
             NetworkState[] networkStates,
             String activeIface) {
-        mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY, TAG);
+        checkNetworkStackPermission(mContext);
         assertBandwidthControlEnabled();
 
         final long token = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
diff --git a/tests/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackTest.java b/tests/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f7c6c99ba6225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package android.net;
+
+import static android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+import static android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK;
+import static android.net.NetworkStack.checkNetworkStackPermission;
+import static android.net.NetworkStack.checkNetworkStackPermissionOr;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class NetworkStackTest {
+    private static final String [] OTHER_PERMISSION = {"otherpermission1", "otherpermission2"};
+
+    @Mock Context mCtx;
+
+    @Before public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCheckNetworkStackPermission() throws Exception {
+        when(mCtx.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(eq(NETWORK_STACK))).thenReturn(PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+        when(mCtx.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(eq(PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK)))
+                .thenReturn(PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        checkNetworkStackPermission(mCtx);
+        checkNetworkStackPermissionOr(mCtx, OTHER_PERMISSION);
+
+        when(mCtx.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(eq(NETWORK_STACK))).thenReturn(PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        when(mCtx.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(eq(PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK)))
+                .thenReturn(PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+        checkNetworkStackPermission(mCtx);
+        checkNetworkStackPermissionOr(mCtx, OTHER_PERMISSION);
+
+        when(mCtx.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(any())).thenReturn(PERMISSION_DENIED);
+
+        try {
+            checkNetworkStackPermissionOr(mCtx, OTHER_PERMISSION);
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            // Expect to get a SecurityException
+            return;
+        }
+
+        fail("Expect fail but permission granted.");
+    }
+}