diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 0da14bc2a96ad..ba1a19906af97 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -7196,6 +7196,9 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         synchronized (mProcLock) {
+            if (mPendingStartActivityUids.isPendingTopUid(uid)) {
+                return PROCESS_STATE_TOP;
+            }
             return mProcessList.getUidProcStateLOSP(uid);
         }
     }