diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
index 2f87f8024c2ec..0d974344a432d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
@@ -453,10 +453,48 @@ public class SyncManager {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                ensureDefaultPeriodicSyncsH();
             }
         });
     }
 
+    private void ensureDefaultPeriodicSyncsH() {
+
+        long defaultPeriod = SyncStorageEngine.DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS;
+        long defaultFlex = SyncStorageEngine.calculateDefaultFlexTime(defaultPeriod);
+
+        List<AuthorityInfo> authorities = mSyncStorageEngine.getAllAuthorities();
+        List<SyncOperation> syncs = getAllPendingSyncsFromCache();
+        for (AuthorityInfo authority: authorities) {
+            boolean foundPeriodicSync = false;
+            for (SyncOperation op: syncs) {
+                if (op.isPeriodic && authority.target.matchesSpec(op.target)) {
+                    foundPeriodicSync = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!foundPeriodicSync) {
+                EndPoint target = authority.target;
+                final RegisteredServicesCache.ServiceInfo<SyncAdapterType>
+                        syncAdapterInfo = mSyncAdapters.getServiceInfo(
+                        SyncAdapterType.newKey(
+                                target.provider, target.account.type),
+                        target.userId);
+                if (syncAdapterInfo == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                scheduleSyncOperationH(
+                    new SyncOperation(target, syncAdapterInfo.uid,
+                            syncAdapterInfo.componentName.getPackageName(),
+                            SyncOperation.REASON_PERIODIC, SyncStorageEngine.SOURCE_PERIODIC,
+                            new Bundle(), syncAdapterInfo.type.allowParallelSyncs(),
+                            true /* periodic */, SyncOperation.NO_JOB_ID, defaultPeriod * 1000L,
+                            defaultFlex * 1000L)
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private synchronized void verifyJobScheduler() {
         if (mJobScheduler != null) {
             return;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
index 965054fc057e1..cefaa8ddd8318 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncStorageEngine.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class SyncStorageEngine extends Handler {
     private static final String XML_TAG_LISTEN_FOR_TICKLES = "listenForTickles";
 
     /** Default time for a periodic sync. */
-    private static final long DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24; // One day
+    static final long DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24; // One day
 
     /** Percentage of period that is flex by default, if no flexMillis is set. */
     private static final double DEFAULT_FLEX_PERCENT_SYNC = 0.04;
@@ -857,6 +857,16 @@ public class SyncStorageEngine extends Handler {
         }
     }
 
+    List<AuthorityInfo> getAllAuthorities() {
+        List<AuthorityInfo> authorities = new ArrayList<AuthorityInfo>();
+        synchronized (mAuthorities) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < mAuthorities.size(); i++) {
+                authorities.add(mAuthorities.valueAt(i));
+            }
+        }
+        return authorities;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if there is currently a sync operation being actively processed for the given
      * target.