diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/ISensorPrivacyManager.aidl b/core/java/android/hardware/ISensorPrivacyManager.aidl
index d69a9e14b4bf2..55711654231e9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/ISensorPrivacyManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/ISensorPrivacyManager.aidl
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ interface ISensorPrivacyManager {
     void addUserGlobalIndividualSensorPrivacyListener(int sensor, in ISensorPrivacyListener listener);
 
     void removeUserGlobalIndividualSensorPrivacyListener(int sensor, in ISensorPrivacyListener listener);
+
+    void showSensorUseDialog(int sensor);
 }
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diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/SensorPrivacyManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/SensorPrivacyManager.java
index fa7ce11c5414b..3c524b2052f74 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/SensorPrivacyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/SensorPrivacyManager.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.service.SensorPrivacyIndividualEnabledSensorProto;
 import android.service.SensorPrivacyToggleSourceProto;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 @SystemService(Context.SENSOR_PRIVACY_SERVICE)
 public final class SensorPrivacyManager {
 
+    private static final String LOG_TAG = SensorPrivacyManager.class.getSimpleName();
+
     /**
      * Unique Id of this manager to identify to the service
      * @hide
@@ -504,6 +507,25 @@ public final class SensorPrivacyManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If sensor privacy for the provided sensor is enabled then this call will show the user the
+     * dialog which is shown when an application attempts to use that sensor. If privacy isn't
+     * enabled then this does nothing.
+     *
+     * This call can only be made by the system uid.
+     *
+     * @throws SecurityException when called by someone other than system uid.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void showSensorUseDialog(int sensor) {
+        try {
+            mService.showSensorUseDialog(sensor);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Received exception while trying to show sensor use dialog", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * A class implementing this interface can register with the {@link
      * android.hardware.SensorPrivacyManager} to receive notification when the all-sensor privacy
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/SensorPrivacyService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/SensorPrivacyService.java
index 40e63dac72ea6..422e8ae148621 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/SensorPrivacyService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/SensorPrivacyService.java
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ public final class SensorPrivacyService extends SystemService {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (uid == Process.SYSTEM_UID) {
+                // If the system uid is being blamed for sensor access, the ui must be shown
+                // explicitly using SensorPrivacyManager#showSensorUseDialog
+                return;
+            }
+
             synchronized (mLock) {
                 if (mSuppressReminders.containsKey(new Pair<>(sensor, user))) {
                     Log.d(TAG,
@@ -421,11 +427,6 @@ public final class SensorPrivacyService extends SystemService {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (uid == Process.SYSTEM_UID) {
-                enqueueSensorUseReminderDialogAsync(-1, user, packageName, sensor);
-                return;
-            }
-
             // TODO: Handle reminders with multiple sensors
 
             // - If we have a likely activity that triggered the sensor use overlay a dialog over
@@ -1241,6 +1242,18 @@ public final class SensorPrivacyService extends SystemService {
             }
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void showSensorUseDialog(int sensor) {
+            if (Binder.getCallingUid() != Process.SYSTEM_UID) {
+                throw new SecurityException("Can only be called by the system uid");
+            }
+            if (!isIndividualSensorPrivacyEnabled(mCurrentUser, sensor)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            enqueueSensorUseReminderDialogAsync(
+                    -1, UserHandle.of(mCurrentUser), "android", sensor);
+        }
+
         private void userSwitching(int from, int to) {
             boolean micState;
             boolean camState;